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California 20252026

AB 1349

Consumer protection: ticket sellers.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Consumerprotection, ticketsellers
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, defined as a person who, for compensation, commission, or otherwise, sells admission tickets to a sporting, musical, theater, or any other entertainment event. In this regard, existing law, among other things, prohibits specified ticket selling practices and imposes certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements. If an event is canceled, existing law requires that the ticket price be fully refunded to the consumer whether by an original seller, event presenter, ticket reseller, or ticket resale marketplace, as specified. If an event is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, existing law requires the ticket seller to fully refund the purchaser upon request, as provided. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor, and imposes civil penalties for certain violations. Existing unfair competition laws make various unfair competition practices unlawful, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising claim. Existing law makes a person who violates specified false advertising provisions liable for a civil penalty, as specified, and provides that a person who violates those false advertising provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would generally revise and recast the provisions regulating the sale of event tickets to impose similar requirements, as applicable, to original sellers, event presenters, ticket resellers, and ticket resale marketplaces, as defined. This bill would prohibit a ticket seller from engaging in a speculative ticket sale, as defined. The bill would require that a ticket resale marketplace implement reasonable measures designed to prevent speculative ticket sales on its platform. The bill would make an original seller, ticket reseller, or ticket retail marketplace that violates particular law and fails to supply a ticket, as specified, civilly liable to the ticket purchaser for 2 times the contracted price of the ticket, in addition to any sum expended by the purchaser in nonrefundable expenses for attending or attempting to attend the event, and other fees and costs. This bill would make certain acts unlawful, including purchasing tickets in excess of posted limits for an online event ticket sale and circumventing or evading a ticket distribution control, as specified. The bill would also prohibit a person from using an internet website or address that is substantially similar to the internet website of an event presenter, venue operator, rights holder, original seller, or an authorized agent with intent to confuse or deceive consumers, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions false or misleading advertising. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. By expanding the scope of certain requirements related to selling tickets, the violation of which is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.).

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  2. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

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  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

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  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

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  16. Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D., P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.

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  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 3836.)

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  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (January 22).

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  21. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. Read second time and amended.

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  26. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 1).

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  27. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  28. Read second time and amended.

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  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22).

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  30. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  31. Read second time and amended.

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  32. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  33. Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T., P. & C.P. and JUD.

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  34. Read first time.

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  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  36. Introduced. To print.

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