California Resale Ticket Cap Fails to Clear Senate Panel
TL;DR
A California bill (AB 1720) to cap concert ticket resale prices—initially up to 10% above face value and later narrowed to venues with 3,000 seats or fewer—failed to advance out of the Senate appropriations committee after extensive lobbying by ticket platforms (StubHub spent about $3.4 million in California this year). Support came from indie venues and artists who say caps would curb predatory scalping, but opponents argued the measure would reduce fan access; similar resale caps have passed in Maine, Vermont, and D.C., while Massachusetts is considering one.
- California Bill to Cap Concert Resale Ticket Prices Dies After Lobbying Frenzy The Hollywood Reporter
- StubHub Is Spending Millions Trying to Stop a Bill That Would Cap Concert Ticket Resale Prices The Hollywood Reporter
- California Ticket Resale Cap Bill Fails to Move Forward Billboard
- CA bill targeting ticket scalpers draws support from venues, criticism from consumer advocates ABC7 Los Angeles
- Scalping hits hobbies: Expanding reporting beyond Ticketmaster Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
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