U.S. House of Representatives Passes TICKET Act to Create Transparency in Pricing
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After bipartisan constituents introduced the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act in June 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed the legislation today in the ongoing efforts to reform the ticketing industry.
The bill received a substantial amount of bipartisan support, passing 338-24. This comes after the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved the bill 45-0 in Dec.
2023. It will, of course, now need to move through the Senate before President Joe Biden signs it into law, and there is currently no floor vote in place for the measure.
If enacted, the TICKET Act will require ticket sellers to require simple all-in pricing; ban speculative ticketing, where the seller does not have actual possession of the ticket; ban deceptive websites and website marketing; provide full refunds for any canceled event; offer comparable replacement tickets for any postponed event with buyers’ approval; and require the FTC to issue a report on the BOTS Act Enforcement, which passed in 2016.
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