REFERENCE TITLE: ticket sales; resellers; website requirements

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

HB 2748

 

Introduced by

Representative Weninger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 44-7201, Arizona Revised Statutes; Amending title 44, chapter 29, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 44-7204; relating to ticket sales.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 44-7201, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE44-7201. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Bot":

(a) Means any automated software program that performs automatic and repetitive tasks and that is designed to impersonate or replicate human activity online.

(b) Does not include autofill or password management features built into an internet browser or provided through separate software.

2. "Event" means a concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, exhibition, show or similar scheduled activity that meets all of the following:

(a) Is open to the public.

(b) Is held in a public or private venue.

(c) Requires payment of an admission fee to attend the event.

3. "Operator":

(a) means a person or entity that owns, operates or controls a place of ENTERTAINMENT or that promotes or produces entertainment and that sells a ticket to an event for original sale. 

(b) Includes an employee of an operator.

4. "original sale" means the first sale of a ticket by an operator.

3. 5. "Ticket" means a physical or electronic certificate, voucher, document, token or other evidence of a right for admission to enter a place of entertainment for one or more events at one or more specified dates and times.END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 44, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 44-7204, to read:

START_STATUTE44-7204. Ticket sales; delivery

An operator shall deliver an electronic ticket to the purchaser on receipt of an order confirmation. END_STATUTE