SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 5676
As of February 10, 2025
Title: An act relating to the delivery of electronic admission tickets.
Brief Description: Concerning the delivery of electronic admission tickets.
Sponsors: Senators Stanford, Nobles and Valdez.
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Environment, Energy & Technology: 2/11/25.
Brief Summary of Bill
  • Requires a ticket seller to immediately deliver an electronic admission ticket upon receiving confirmation of payment.?
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY
Staff: Alicia Kinne-Clawson (786-7407)
Background:

In 2015, the Legislature made it a violation of the Consumer Protection Act to:

  • use software to circumvent, thwart, interfere with, or evade a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure on a ticket?seller's Internet website?interfere with or evade a?ticket?seller's website controls; or

  • sell software advertised for profit with the express purpose to interfere with or evade a?ticket?seller's website controls.

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A?ticket?seller is a person that makes admission tickets available,?either directly or indirectly, at an initial presale or sale to the general public.
Summary of Bill:

A ticket seller must immediately deliver an electronic admission ticket upon receiving confirmation of payment.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Requested on February 8, 2025.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.