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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S571
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S571 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8508
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง25.06, Arts & Cul L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S838, A9637
2017-2018: S1848, S7011, A4612
2019-2020: S2003, A7039
2021-2022: S356, A2028
2015-S571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S571 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to limiting the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminalizing violations of the limitation PURPOSE : To prevent the resale of tickets to events benefiting not-for-profit organizations from being sold for a price higher than the established price printed on the ticket. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new Section 25.06 to the arts and cultural affairs law. The provisions of the new section: * Require that every operator of a place of entertainment print on the face of tickets to events for which revenue is dedicated to a charity or not-for-profit cause that the established price is the maximum price at which such ticket can be resold. * Make it unlawful to resell or offer to resell a ticket for a price higher than the established price to an event for which revenue is
2015-S571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 571 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to limit- ing the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminaliz- ing violations of the limitation 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 25.06 to read as follows: S 25.06. TICKET SPECULATORS; CHARITABLE OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENTS. 1. EVERY OPERATOR OF A PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT SHALL, IF A PRICE BE CHARGED FOR ADMISSION THERETO FOR ENTERTAINMENT DEDICATED TO CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE, PRINT OR ENDORSE ON THE FACE OF EACH SUCH TICKET THE ESTABLISHED PRICE, OR THE FINAL AUCTION PRICE IF SUCH TICKET WAS SOLD OR RESOLD BY AUCTION THROUGH THE OPERATOR OR ITS AGENT. EACH SUCH OPERATOR SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PRINT OR ENDORSE ON EACH TICKET THAT THE ESTABLISHED PRICE IS THE MAXIMUM PRICE AT WHICH SUCH TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF THE RIGHT OF ENTRY MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE IF AN EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALES REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR- PROFIT CAUSE. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO RESELL OR OFFER TO RESELL ANY TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF RIGHT OF ENTRY TO ANY PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT IF AN EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE FOR MORE THAN THE ESTABLISHED PRICE. 2. A. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHICH, IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI- SION ONE OF THIS SECTION, UNLAWFULLY RESELLS, OR OFFERS TO RESELL, A TICKET TO AN EVENT THAT GENERATES TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE AT A PRICE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM PRICE AT WHICH SUCH TICKET MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE SHALL BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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