Senate Bill S2615

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to ticket pricing

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6805
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§25.23 & 25.29, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6962
2017-2018: S3753, A5214
2019-2020: S3617, A7444

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ticket pricing and extends certain provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law.

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2615

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to ticket
  pricing

  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.    1.  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.
  2.   THE PRICE OF ADMISSION DISCLOSED AT  THE  INITIATION  OF  A  SALE
(INCLUDING  FACE-TO-FACE TRANSACTIONS) SHALL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PRICE TO
BE PAID INCLUSIVE OF ALL SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES, ALTHOUGH SUCH CHARGES
AND FEES INCLUDED WITHIN THE ENTIRE PRICE MAY BE DESCRIBED SEPARATELY OR
THROUGH LINKS THAT DISPLAY THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENTIRE PRICE.  DELIVERY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08230-01-5

              

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