{"AmendmentNumber":"20","ParentBillNumber":"S3178","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"DAF0","Name":"Dylan A. Fernandes","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/DAF0","ResponseDate":"2026-07-23T22:07:24.363"},"Category":null,"Action":"Adopted","RollCall":[],"Title":"To make music affordable by reining in predatory ticket scalping","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":1,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Fernandes, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Creem, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. Cyr, Payano,  Gómez, Oliveira and Velis, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Cronin and Eldridge, Ms. Howard, Mr. Feeney and Ms. Lovely move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 132 the following section:-\r\n“SECTION 132A. Said section 185D of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “stated”, in line 27, the following words:- “as a per cent and.”; and\r\nby inserting after section 133 the following section:-\r\n\"SECTION 133A. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-\r\nSection 207.\r\n(a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:\r\n“Entertainer”, an individual, group or entity that performs at a live event.\r\n“Live event”, a musical performance, sporting event, theatrical production, comedy show or other entertainment event performed in person to an in-person audience in an arena, concert venue, festival or other location where a performance takes place, including, but not limited to, an event licensed under sections 181 and 182 or chapter 140; provided, however, that “live event” shall not include: (i) the broadcast or transmission of such an entertainment event attended exclusively via television, internet or other remote means; or (ii) in-person attendance at an entertainment event that consists of entertainment, whether live or recorded, that is observed by an audience solely via broadcast or transmission or by the playing of a recording, including, but not limited to, a showing of a film in a movie theater.\r\n\"Original ticket price\", the price at which a ticket is first sold to the public as disclosed pursuant to section 185D, inclusive of a service charge, fee or surcharge but excluding taxes.\r\n“Speculative ticket”, a ticket to a live event that is not in the actual or constructive possession of a ticket business at the time of listing, sale or advertisement, including, but not limited to, tickets not owned by the ticket business or under contract to be transferred to the ticket business at the time of sale.\r\n“Ticket business”, a person or entity engaged in advertising, selling, reselling or facilitating a mechanism for parties to participate in the sale or resale of any ticket to a live event.\r\n(b) A ticket business shall not sell or resell, offer for sale or resale or market or advertise for sale or resale a speculative ticket. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the sale of tickets for contingent future events, such as playoff games or upgrade opportunities offered directly to buyers on the primary market by venues or teams.\r\n(c) A ticket business shall not resell, offer to resell or market or advertise the resale of any ticket for a price, exclusive of a service charge, fee or surcharge, greater than 110 per cent of the original ticket price; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply to: (i) tickets for sporting events; or (ii) tickets sold under a written contract with explicit permission from the entertainer and venue allowing for the resale of tickets at a price, exclusive of a service charge, fee or surcharge, greater than 110 per cent of the original ticket price. Whenever applicable under this subsection, a ticket business shall disclose to consumers that the resale price of the ticket is limited to 110 per cent of the original ticket price.\r\n(d) A ticket business shall neither state nor imply that its exchange, website or reselling platform is affiliated with or endorsed by a venue, team or entertainer, including by using swords including, but not limited to, “official” in promotional materials, social media promotions, search engine optimization, paid advertising or website addresses, unless the ticket business has the express written consent of the venue, team or entertainer.\r\n(e) If a ticket business provides or makes available information about the number or percentage of available tickets for a live event, such information shall not be presented in a manner that is false or misleading as to the availability of tickets for sale by the ticket business or on the platforms of other ticket businesses.\r\n(f) The office of consumer affairs and business regulation, in consultation with the commissioner of occupational licensure, shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.\r\n(g) A violation of this section shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 2 of chapter 93A.”\r\n"}