Bill Status of HB 5589   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASE BAN

House Sponsors
Rep. Hoan Huynh-Abdelnasser Rashid-Kevin John Olickal and Norma Hernandez

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Prohibition on Automated Online Ticket Purchasing Act. Provides that a person may not use or create any automated software program that performs automatic and repetitive tasks and is designed to impersonate or replicate human activity online to: (1) purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an online ticket sale; (2) use multiple Internet protocol addresses, multiple purchaser accounts, or multiple e-mail addresses to purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an online ticket sale; (3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting period, presale code, or other sales volume limitation system associated with an online ticket sale; or (4) circumvent or disable a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure that is used to facilitate authorized entry to an event. Provides that the Attorney General may seek injunctive relief in response to violations of the Act. Provides for civil penalties for violations of the Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/6/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  3/6/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  3/6/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  3/12/2024HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/3/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/5/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

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