Senate Bill S7011

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7011 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4612
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S838, A9637
2015-2016: S571, A8508
2019-2020: S2003, A7039
2021-2022: S356, A2028

2017-S7011 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-S7011 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7011 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7011
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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:
   §  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
 GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A  TERM  OF  IMPRISONMENT  NOT  TO
 EXCEED  ONE  YEAR OR BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
 ON THE FIRST CONVICTION; ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE SECOND
 
              

2017-S7011A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4612
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S838, A9637
2015-2016: S571, A8508
2019-2020: S2003, A7039
2021-2022: S356, A2028

2017-S7011A - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-S7011A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7011A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7011--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  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 the
   resale of tickets issued to generate revenue for charitable purposes
 
   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:
   § 25.06. RESALE OF TICKETS ISSUED TO GENERATE REVENUE  FOR  CHARITABLE
 PURPOSES.  1.  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 FOR MORE THAN THE ESTABLISHED PRICE
 IF THE TICKET WAS INITIALLY OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE OR IF THE
 EVENT GENERATES TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EVENT WILL BE DEEMED TO GENER-
 ATE TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY IF AT LEAST  TEN  PERCENT
 OF  THE ORIGINAL SALE OR AUCTION PRICE OF THE TICKET IS DESIGNATED FOR A
 CHARITABLE PURPOSE, AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO  OF  THE  NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that section 25.06 of the arts and
 cultural affairs law, as added by section one of this act, shall survive
 the expiration and reversion of article 25 of such law  as  provided  in
 section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00529-02-8


              

2017-S7011B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4612
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S838, A9637
2015-2016: S571, A8508
2019-2020: S2003, A7039
2021-2022: S356, A2028

2017-S7011B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the resale of tickets issued at no charge.

2017-S7011B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7011B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7011--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- 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  the
   resale of tickets issued at no charge
 
   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:
   §  25.06. RESALE OF TICKETS ISSUED AT NO CHARGE.  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 THE TICKET WAS INITIALLY OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that section 25.06 of the arts and
 cultural affairs law, as added by section one of this act, shall survive
 the expiration and reversion of article 25 of such law  as  provided  in
 section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, as amended.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00529-04-8



              

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