NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9773
SPONSOR: Markey TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the arts and
cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to the
regulation of boxing and wrestling matches relating to tickets to places
of entertainment, and chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, amending the arts
and cultural affairs law relating to resale of tickets to places of
entertainment, in relation to extending the effectiveness of the
provisions thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To extend the existing statute relating to tickets to places of enter-
tainment and the resale of tickets.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 extends the present law on the resale of tickets until and
including June 30, 2017.
Section 2 extends the various provision of Arts and Cultural Law article
25 through June 30, 2017.
Section 3 states that this act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
In the 2010 legislative session, significant changes were made to the
regulation of the sale and resale of tickets to places of entertainment.
As the market evolves, ensuring the protection of consumers and their
rights becomes increasingly important. This legislation allows for addi-
tional time to fully understand the effects these regulatory changes and
new technologies will have on industry and consumers alike by extending
the current provisions until June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9773
IN ASSEMBLY
April 7, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the arts and
cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relating to
the regulation of boxing and wrestling matches relating to tickets to
places of entertainment, and chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, amending
the arts and cultural affairs law relating to resale of tickets to
places of entertainment, in relation to extending the effectiveness of
the provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending the
2 arts and cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 relat-
3 ing to the regulation of boxing and wrestling matches relating to tick-
4 ets to places of entertainment, as amended by chapter 15 of the laws of
5 2015, is amended to read as follows:
6 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
7 have become a law, provided, chapter 61 of the laws of 2007 shall not
8 take effect with respect to the issuance of licenses or certificates
9 under this article by the secretary of state or department of state
10 until January 1, 2008 and regulation under this article by the commis-
11 sioners of licenses of the political subdivisions of the state shall
12 continue through December 31, 2007, and shall remain in full force and
13 effect only until and including [May 14, 2016] June 30, 2017 when such
14 act shall be repealed and when, notwithstanding any other provision of
15 law, the provisions of article 25 of title G of the arts and cultural
16 affairs law, repealed by such act, shall be reinstituted; provided
17 further that section 25.11 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as
18 added by section one of this act, shall survive such repeal date.
19 Provided, however, the printing on tickets required pursuant to sections
20 25.07 and 25.08 of article 25 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as
21 added by this act, shall not apply to tickets printed prior to enactment
22 of such article so long as notice of the higher maximum premium price
23 and prohibition of sales within one thousand five hundred feet from the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 physical structure of the place of entertainment, where applicable, is
2 prominently displayed at the point of sale and at such place of enter-
3 tainment.
4 § 2. Section 11 of chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, amending the arts
5 and cultural affairs law relating to resale of tickets to places of
6 entertainment, as amended by chapter 15 of the laws of 2015, is amended
7 to read as follows:
8 § 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general
9 construction law, if this act shall take effect after May 15, 2010, the
10 provisions of article 25 of the arts and cultural affairs law, except
11 section 25.11 are hereby revived and shall continue in full force and
12 effect as they existed on May 15, 2010 through [May 14, 2016] June 30,
13 2017, when upon such date such provisions shall expire and be deemed
14 repealed.
15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
