Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2010 |
1st report cal.497 |
Apr 13, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
Jan 19, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to investigations and government operations |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Jun 04, 2009 |
print number 4032a |
Jun 04, 2009 |
amend and recommit to codes |
May 19, 2009 |
reported and committed to codes |
Apr 07, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4032
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2009-S4032 - Details
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §23.25, Arts & Cul L
2009-S4032 - Summary
Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket purchasing machine or who receives monetary gains from the operation of such machine shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2009-S4032 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4032 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to automated ticket purchasing software PURPOSE OF THE BILL : The bill will prevent the use of automated ticket purchasing software that bypass security measures to purchase large quantities of tickets, thereby reducing the number of tickets available on first offering to the public. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends the arts and cultural law by adding a new section 23.25. Section 1 of the bill defines the term "automated ticket purchasing software". Paragraph 2 of the bill establishes utilizing automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Paragraph 3 of the bill establishes that a person who supervises the operation of automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. paragraph 4 of the bill establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Paragraph 5 of the bill establishes that any person that sells and/or exchanges in any manner, tickets purchased with automated ticket purchasing software within New York state shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2009-S4032 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4032 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to auto- mated ticket purchasing software THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a new section 23.25 to read as follows: S 23.25. AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE. 1. THE TERM "AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN, ANY MACHINE, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT NAVIGATES OR RUNS AUTOMATED TASKS ON RETAIL TICKET PURCHASING WEBSITES IN ORDER TO BYPASS SECURITY MEASURES AND PURCHASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TICKETS, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS PERMIT- TED BY THE RETAILER, ARTIST OR VENUES PER TRANSACTION, FOR PRIVATE RESALE. 2. ANY PERSON WHO UTILIZES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE TO PURCHASE TICKETS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 3. ANY PERSON WHO SUPERVISES THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE OR WHO RECEIVES ANY MONETARY GAINS FROM SUCH OPERA- TION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 4. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 5. ANY PERSON WHO SELLS AND/OR EXCHANGES IN ANY MANNER, TICKETS THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 6. A CONVICTION FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, OR BOTH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07216-04-9
2009-S4032A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §23.25, Arts & Cul L
2009-S4032A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket purchasing machine or who receives monetary gains from the operation of such machine shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2009-S4032A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4032A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to automated ticket purchasing software PURPOSE OF THE BILL : The bill will prevent the use of automated ticket purchasing software that bypass security measures to purchase large quantities of tickets, thereby reducing the number of tickets available on first offering to the public. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends the arts and cultural law by adding a new section 23.25. Section 1 of the bill defines the term "automated ticket purchasing software". Paragraph 2 of the bill establishes utilizing automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a violation. Paragraph 3 of the bill establishes that a person who supervises the operation of automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a violation. Paragraph 4 of the bill establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a violation. Paragraph 5 of the bill establishes that any person that knowingly sells and/or exchanges in any manner, tickets purchased with automated ticket purchasing software within New York State shall be guilty of a violation. Paragraph 6 provides that for
2009-S4032A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4032--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to auto- mated ticket purchasing software THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a new section 23.25 to read as follows: S 23.25. AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE. 1. THE TERM "AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN, ANY MACHINE, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT NAVIGATES OR RUNS AUTOMATED TASKS ON RETAIL TICKET PURCHASING WEBSITES IN ORDER TO BYPASS SECURITY MEASURES AND PURCHASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TICKETS, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS PERMIT- TED BY THE RETAILER, ARTIST OR VENUES PER TRANSACTION, FOR PRIVATE RESALE. 2. ANY PERSON WHO UTILIZES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE TO PURCHASE TICKETS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION. 3. ANY PERSON WHO SUPERVISES THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE OR WHO RECEIVES ANY MONETARY GAINS FROM SUCH OPERA- TION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION. 4. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION. 5. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY SELLS AND/OR EXCHANGES IN ANY MANNER, TICKETS THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION. 6. A CONVICTION FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07216-12-9
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