MD SB539 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the listing for a ticket and each step of a transaction to purchase a ticket to disclose certain information, including the total price of the ticket; repealing the exceptions to the prohibition against a reseller selling or offering to sell speculative tickets; prohibiting a secondary ticket exchange from providing a marketplace for the resale of a ticket that violates the Act; and requiring a ticket issuer, secondary ticket exchange, or reseller to provide a refund under certain conditions.
Title
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 113 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-04-04 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 103 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-04 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 103 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-08 | House | House Recede |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed (113-25) |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Motion Recede (Delegate Wilson) Adopted |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Senate Requests House Recede |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Senate Requests House Recede |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Third Reading Passed (103-33) |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Favorable with Amendments {843226/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Referred Economic Matters |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {413729/1 (Finance Committee) Adopted |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {463424/1 (Senator Gile) Adopted |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Floor Amendment {553822/1 (Senator Gile) Adopted |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Floor Amendment {553822/1 (Senator Gile) |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {633029/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
HB701 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-03 - Referred Rules
Subjects
Agents and Brokers
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Attorney General
Commerce and Business
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce
Fees
Fraud
Prices
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Shipping
Special Events
Sports and Recreation
Theaters
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Attorney General
Commerce and Business
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce
Fees
Fraud
Prices
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Shipping
Special Events
Sports and Recreation
Theaters
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Law | 13 | 310.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
