TICKET Act

To require sellers of event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers about ticket prices and related fees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act TICKET Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission; event; event ticket; ticket issuer The terms Commission event event ticket ticket issuer Public Law 114–274 (2) Base event ticket price The term base event ticket price (3) Total event ticket price The term total event ticket price (4) Event ticket fee The term event ticket fee (5) Optional product or service The term optional product or service (6) Secondary market ticket issuer The term secondary market ticket issuer (7) Resale; secondary sale The terms resale secondary sale 3. Ticket transparency requirements (a) Disclosure of pricing information Beginning 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer to offer for sale an event ticket unless the ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer clearly and conspicuously displays the total event ticket price in any advertisement, marketing, or price list wherever the ticket is offered for sale and clearly and conspicuously discloses to any individual who seeks to purchase an event ticket at the beginning of the transaction and prior to the individual's selection of an event ticket to purchase, the total event ticket price and an itemized list of the base event ticket price and each event ticket fee. (b) Disclosure of speculative ticketing Beginning 90 days after enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer that does not have actual or constructive possession of an event ticket to sell or offer for sale the event ticket unless the ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer displays in a clear and conspicuous manner and prior to an individual's selection of an event ticket to purchase a statement that the ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer does not possess the ticket at the time the ticket is being sold or offered for sale. 4. Enforcement (a) Unfair or deceptive act or practice A violation of section 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (b) Powers of commission (1) In general The Commission shall enforce section 3 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (2) Privileges and immunities Any person who violates section 3 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (3) Authority preserved Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision of law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act TICKET Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission; event ticket; ticket issuer The terms Commission event ticket ticket issuer Public Law 114–274 (2) Base event ticket price The term base event ticket price (3) Event The term event (A) open to the general public; and (B) promoted, advertised, or marketed in interstate commerce, or for which event tickets are generally sold or distributed in interstate commerce. (4) Total event ticket price The term total event ticket price (5) Event ticket fee The term event ticket fee (6) Optional product or service The term optional product or service (7) Secondary market ticket issuer The term secondary market ticket issuer (8) Resale; secondary sale The terms resale secondary sale 3. All-inclusive ticket price disclosure Beginning 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer to offer for sale an event ticket unless the ticket issuer or secondary market ticket issuer— (1) clearly and conspicuously displays the total event ticket price, if a price is displayed, in any advertisement, marketing, or price list wherever the ticket is offered for sale; (2) clearly and conspicuously discloses to any individual who seeks to purchase an event ticket the total event ticket price at the time the ticket is first displayed to the individual and anytime thereafter throughout the ticket purchasing process; and (3) provides an itemized list of the base event ticket price and each event ticket fee. 4. Enforcement (a) Unfair or deceptive act or practice A violation of section 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (b) Powers of commission (1) In general The Commission shall enforce section 3 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (2) Privileges and immunities Any person who violates section 3 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (3) Authority preserved Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision of law. September 12, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act or the TICKET Act This bill requires ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) for concerts, performances, sporting events, and similar activities to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction, and prior to the selection of a ticket, the total ticket price for the event and an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee (e.g., service fee, processing fee, delivery fee, facility charge fee, tax, or other charge). The total ticket price must also be disclosed in any advertisement, marketing, or price list. Currently, ticket sellers generally disclose fees at the checkout stage. Additionally, ticket sellers that are offering to sell a ticket that the seller does not have in their actual or constructive possession must clearly and prominently disclose that the ticket is not in their possession before an individual selects a ticket to purchase. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements.