Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Jan 12, 2011 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A2014
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Audrey Pheffer
Sam Hoyt
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2011-A2014 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2014 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits service charges in sales of theater tickets in certain circumstances; removes expiration of (Chapter 704 of the laws of 1991) provisions relating to sale of theater tickets; prohibits exclusive contracts with ticket agents by operators of entertainment venues which are publicly owned or which receive direct or indirect public support.
2011-A2014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2014 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, PHEFFER, HOYT, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop- ment AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to unlaw- ful charges in connection with tickets and to amend chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the arts and cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to the regulation of boxing and wres- tling, relating to tickets to places of entertainment, in relation to removing the expiration of provisions regulating the sale of theater tickets THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 25.29 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as amended by chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) No operator of any place of entertainment, or his or her agent, representative, employee or licensee shall, if a price be charged for admission thereto, exact, demand, accept or receive, directly or indi- rectly, any premium or price in excess of the established price plus lawful taxes whether designated as price, gratuity or otherwise; provided, however: [(a)] (I) nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit a reasonable service charge by the operator or agents of the operator for special services, including but not limited to, sales away from the box office, credit card sales or delivery; and [(b)] (II) noth- ing in this article shall be construed to prohibit an operator or its agent from offering for initial sale tickets by means of an auction. (B) EXCEPT FOR MUNICIPALLY OWNED VENUES, NO OPERATOR OF ANY PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT WHICH HAS A SEATING CAPACITY GREATER THAN THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SHALL EXACT, DEMAND, ACCEPT, OR RECEIVE, DIRECTLY OR INDI- RECTLY, ANY REBATE OR PERCENTAGE OF SUCH SERVICE CHARGE. EXCEPT FOR MUNICIPALLY OWNED VENUES, NO OPERATOR'S AGENT SHALL OFFER OR GIVE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05044-01-1
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