Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 18, 2016 |
print number 9640b |
May 18, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Mar 30, 2016 |
print number 9640a |
Mar 30, 2016 |
amend and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Mar 24, 2016 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A9640B
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2015-A9640 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6931
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§25.23, 25.24 & 25.35, Arts & Cul L
2015-A9640 - Summary
Prohibits the use or sale of machines, devices, or computer programs or software to circumvent security measures, access control systems, or other controls or measures that ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for a particular event; imposes civil and criminal penalties for violations of such provisions.
2015-A9640 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9640 I N A S S E M B L Y March 24, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development 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. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 25.24 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 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 to purchase tickets OR TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURITY MEASURE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, OR OTHER CONTROL OR MEASURE USED BY INTERNET TICKET SELLERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO TICKETS FOR A GIVEN EVENT. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize OR SELL automated ticket purchasing software to purchase tickets. 3. Any person who knowingly utilizes OR SELLS automated ticket purchasing software in order to bypass security measures to purchase tickets shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of no less than five hundred dollars and no more than one thousand dollars for each such violation and shall forfeit all profits made from the sale of any such unlawfully obtained tickets. S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 25.35 of the arts and cultural affairs law, paragraph (a) as amended and paragraph (b) as added by chapter 56 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as follows: (a) Any person, firm, corporation or other entity, whether or not domiciled, licensed or registered within the state, which is convicted of violating section 25.24, 25.27, or 25.29 of this article shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or two times the amount of the defendant's gain, to be determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 400.30 of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2015-A9640A - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6931
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§25.23, 25.24 & 25.35, Arts & Cul L
2015-A9640A - Summary
Prohibits the use or sale of machines, devices, or computer programs or software to circumvent security measures, access control systems, or other controls or measures that ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for a particular event; imposes civil and criminal penalties for violations of such provisions.
2015-A9640A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9640--A I N A S S E M B L Y March 24, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 25.24 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 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 to purchase tickets, OR TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURI- TY MEASURE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OR OTHER CONTROL OR MEASURE USED BY INTERNET TICKET SELLERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO TICKETS FOR A GIVEN EVENT. 2. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY to utilize automated ticket purchasing software to purchase tick- ets, OR TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURITY MEASURE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OR OTHER CONTROL OR MEASURE USED BY INTERNET TICKET SELLERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO TICKETS FOR A GIVEN EVENT. (B) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY TO SELL AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE TO PURCHASE TICKETS, OR TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURITY MEASURE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, OR OTHER CONTROL OR MEASURE USED BY INTERNET TICKET SELLERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO TICKETS FOR A GIVEN EVENT. 3. (A) Any person, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY who knowingly utilizes automated ticket purchasing software in order to bypass securi- ty measures to purchase tickets OR TO CIRCUMVENT A SECURITY MEASURE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OR OTHER CONTROL OR MEASURE USED BY INTERNET TICK- ET SELLERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE CONSUMER ACCESS TO TICKETS FOR A GIVEN EVENT shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Robert J. Rodriguez
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
David Buchwald
William Magee
Diana Richardson
Jo Anne Simon
2015-A9640B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6931
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§25.23, 25.24 & 25.35, Arts & Cul L
2015-A9640B (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the use or sale of machines, devices, or computer programs or software to circumvent security measures, access control systems, or other controls or measures that ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for a particular event; imposes civil and criminal penalties for violations of such provisions.
2015-A9640B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9640--B I N A S S E M B L Y March 24, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to disclosure by certain platform operators and ticket purchasing soft- ware THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 25.23 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: S 25.23. Posting of price lists; information to purchaser. In every principal office or branch office, bureau, agency or sub-agency of any licensee under this article, there shall be conspicuously posted and at all times displayed a price list showing the established price charged by the operator of the place of entertainment for which a ticket is being sold by such licensee, together with the price being charged by such licensee for the resale of such ticket, so that all persons visit- ing such place may readily see the same. The licensee shall also on request furnish each purchaser of a ticket with a receipt showing the same information. Further, if the licensee conducts business through the use of the internet, the same price list, or hyperlink to the same, shall be conspicuously displayed on the internet page on which tickets are accessed. In addition the licensee shall publish in a conspicuous place, or hyperlink to on the internet a statement clearly detailing the required guarantees required by section 25.07 of this article. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY OPERATOR OR MANAGER OF A WEBSITE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC SERVICE THAT SERVES AS A PLATFORM TO FACILITATE RESALE, OR RESALE BY WAY OF A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, SOLELY BETWEEN THIRD PARTIES AND DOES NOT IN ANY OTHER MANNER ENGAGE IN RESALES OF TICKETS TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT SHALL DISCLOSE CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY THAT IT IS SUCH A PLATFORM, THAT PRICES OF TICKETS OFFERED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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