NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8802
SPONSOR: Kim 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
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 thereof
PURPOSE:
The purpose of bill is to extend provisions of the laws that guide live
event Ticketing.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 4 of chapter 704 of the laws of 1991, amending
the arts and cultural affairs law and chapter 912 of the laws of 1920 as
amended by section 1 of part F of chapter 358 of the laws of 2022,
relating to extending the regulations set in place in that section until
June 30, 2026.
Section 2 amends section 11 of chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, as
amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 358 of the laws of 2022 relat-
ing to extending the regulations set in place in that section until June
30, 2026.
Section 3 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Concerts and Live Entertainment are a multi-billion dollar industry in
New York State. Chapter 358 of the laws of 2022 updated the laws regu-
lating tickets sales for these events to protect consumers.
This bill will extend the current provisions of the ticketing law for
one more year.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8802
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
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
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
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 section 1 of part F of
5 chapter 358 of the laws of 2022, 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 June 30, [2025] 2026 when such act shall
14 be repealed and when, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
15 provisions of article 25 of title G of the arts and cultural affairs
16 law, repealed by such act, shall be reinstituted; provided further that
17 section 25.11 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by section
18 one of this act, shall survive such repeal date. Provided, however, the
19 printing on tickets required pursuant to sections 25.07 and 25.08 of
20 article 25 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by this act,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 shall not apply to tickets printed prior to enactment of such article so
2 long as notice of the higher maximum premium price and prohibition of
3 sales within one thousand five hundred feet from the physical structure
4 of the place of entertainment, where applicable, is prominently
5 displayed at the point of sale and at such place of entertainment.
6 § 2. Section 11 of chapter 151 of the laws of 2010, amending the arts
7 and cultural affairs law relating to resale of tickets to places of
8 entertainment, as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 358 of the
9 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
10 § 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general
11 construction law, if this act shall take effect after May 15, 2010, the
12 provisions of article 25 of the arts and cultural affairs law, except
13 section 25.11 are hereby revived and shall continue in full force and
14 effect as they existed on May 15, 2010 through June 30, [2025] 2026 when
15 upon such date such provisions shall expire and be deemed repealed.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
