S 4418 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits ticket sales that exceed the capacity of a place of entertainment or not-for-profit venue

Summary

Prohibits ticket sales that exceed the capacity of a place of entertainment or not-for-profit venue; provides that a violation of such provisions constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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S4418 → S4418A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's arts and cultural affairs law to update definitions and requirements for ticket sales, particularly focusing on capacity limits and licensing. The bill reorganizes sections to clarify who counts as a ticket distributor and strengthens penalties for selling tickets beyond venue capacity.

Scope change

The bill expands the definition of ticket distributor to include more operators and agents, and extends capacity restrictions to include not-for-profit venues, not just places of entertainment.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'ticket distributor' in section 23.23 to clarify who is responsible for ticket allocation and sales.

REQUIREMENT

Added prohibition against selling tickets that exceed venue capacity, now applying to both for-profit and not-for-profit venues.

Removed the requirement for original ticket sellers to be licensed by the secretary of state, replacing it with a focus on capacity limits.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified penalty structure for capacity violations to include fines based on ticket price (150% for first violation, 300% for second, 600% for subsequent violations).

TECHNICAL

Reorganized bill sections and updated section numbers to reflect new amendments to the arts and cultural affairs law.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Senate · Referred to committee

REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

May 2, 2025

Senate · Amendment adopted

PRINT NUMBER 4418A

May 2, 2025

Senate · Amendment adopted

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Feb 4, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

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