Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that establishes regulations to prevent the scalping of event tickets in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Defines “entertainment event” as a concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity open to the public with an admission fee (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits individuals from using or creating an automated software application, or “bot,” to do any of the following (Sec. 5):

• Purchase an amount of tickets for an entertainment event in excess of the ticket purchase limit;

• Use multiple internet protocol (IP) addresses, purchaser accounts, or email addresses to purchase an amount of tickets for an entertainment event in excess of the ticket purchase limit;

• Circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting period, presale code, or other sales volume limitation system for an online ticket sale; or

• Circumvent or disable a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure used to validate that a ticket is not fraudulent.

• Specifies that this Act does not take effect unless House Bill 4262 is enacted into law (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes regulations to prevent the scalping of event tickets in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Defines “entertainment event” as a concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity open to the public with an admission fee (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits individuals from using or creating an automated software application, or “bot,” to do any of the following (Sec. 5):

• Purchase an amount of tickets for an entertainment event in excess of the ticket purchase limit;

• Use multiple internet protocol (IP) addresses, purchaser accounts, or email addresses to purchase an amount of tickets for an entertainment event in excess of the ticket purchase limit;

• Circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting period, presale code, or other sales volume limitation system for an online ticket sale; or

• Circumvent or disable a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure used to validate that a ticket is not fraudulent.

• Specifies that this Act does not take effect unless House Bill 4262 is enacted into law (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text