Relates to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment; requires consumer protection division of the department of state to report on effectiveness of the regulation of the sale of tickets.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5810
SPONSOR: Englebright
 
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in
relation to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment; and to
repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: The purpose of this bill is to
clarify language in a chapter of 2009 relating to obstruction of view on
tickets sold in New York as well as setting forth a report to be
completed by the consumer protection board.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends repeals the new
subdivisions established in 25.13 of the arts and cultural affairs law
as proposed in A.7950-D.
Section 2 creates a new subdivision 3 and 4 in section 25.30 of the arts
and cultural affairs law relating to the operator's agent and obstructed
view seat or seats.
Section 3 repeals section 3 of a chapter of 2009 as proposed in S.3821-8
and A.7950-D.
Section 4 adds a new section 25.37 to the arts and cultural affairs law
and sets forth a report to be completed by February 26, 2010 on the
effectiveness as well as other issues in the ticket selling industry.
 
JUSTIFICATION: To clarify the term obstructed view from seat or seats
as set forth in a certain chapter of 2009, so that operators are not
held responsible for obstructions that are temporary in nature or based
on the actions a person or people that maybe occupying a seat or seats
or an aisle close to the ticket holder whose view is obstructed. This
bill specifies cooperation of the department of state with the consumer
protection board as it studies and reports on a number of issues related
to the ticket selling industry that is required in a certain chapter of
2009.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009-10 A8623A referred to tourism, arts, parks
and sports development
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately, provided,
however, that the amendments to article 25 of the arts and cultural
affairs law, made by section two of this act, shall not affect the expi-
ration and repeal of such article, and shall expire and be deemed
repealed therewith.