BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5580: Ticket brokers and resellers

Requiring ticket brokers and resellers to make certain disclosures.

Summary

  • Every online ticket broker doing business in Washington State must prominently display immediately above the button used to purchase tickets in a 12-point or larger font the following disclosure: "You are buying tickets from a third party who may not be authorized by the event sponsor to sell tickets. [The owner of this website] is not the ticket seller.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5580), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bruce Dammeier (R-25)
Introduced
January 26, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1494
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring ticket brokers and resellers to make disclosures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bruce Dammeier (R-25)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 5580 in other sessions

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