Legislature forms task force to study ticket resale after consumer and industry testimony
Summary
SCR 173 to convene a task force on automated ticket scalping was amended to expand reporting and stakeholder engagement after testimony from consumer advocates, independent venues and ticketing platforms. Committees directed the task force to identify consumer harms and review regulatory options used in other jurisdictions.
Lawmakers advanced SCR 173 to convene a task force examining event ticket resale and automated scalping practices after testimony from a wide range of stakeholders.
The Office of Consumer Protection urged the addition of its director to the task force. Industry representatives (Ticket Policy Forum, StubHub) urged inclusion of primary-market platforms and asked for seats on the working group to ensure a comprehensive view of primary and secondary market dynamics. Consumer advocates and independent venues described fraudulent and speculative ticket listings and high markups: a testifier said more than 1,000 tickets sold on secondary platforms appeared with markups as high as 800% before tickets were publicly on sale.
Committee amendments direct the task force to deliver a first report identifying public problems and stakeholder experiences and a second report surveying solutions from other jurisdictions, and clarify that task-force membership should include consumer-protection and economic-development agencies, Hawaii artists and venue representatives. The committee adopted the amended resolution to convene the task force and study potential regulatory solutions.
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