Consumer protection; transparency in ticket fees, civil penalties.
Summary
Consumer protection; transparency in ticketfees; civil penalties. Provides that every ticket of admissionor other evidence of right of entry for admission to a professionalconcert, professional sporting event, or professional theatricalproduction, to which a price is charged, shall bear on its face theprice charged for such ticket or other evidence of right of entryby the person issuing the same or causing the same to be issued.The bill allows for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor morethan $5,000 for each violation.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action Mar 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Amended
Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 24108356D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB277E
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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