Assembly bill · A8659 (2025-26)
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales
New York State Assembly
Sponsor: Ron Kim (Assembly Member, District 40, Democratic)
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Summary
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part C); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).
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Amends the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development · New York State Assembly
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- Albert A. Stirpe
- Andrew Hevesi
- Anna Kelles
- Christopher Eachus
- Deborah Glick
- Didi Barrett
- Emily Gallagher
- Erik Dilan
- Harry B. Bronson
- Jen Lunsford
- Jo Anne Simon
- Jonathan Jacobson
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Full history
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
- May 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
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