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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for |
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the sale of concert and other event tickets. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 205 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 205. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES FOR EVENT TICKETS |
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Sec. 205.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Event" means a concert, theatrical performance, |
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sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity |
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that: |
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(A) is open to the public; |
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(B) is held in a public or private venue; and |
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(C) requires payment of an admission fee to |
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attend the activity. |
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(2) "Ticket website" means an Internet website or |
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mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or |
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offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state. |
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(3) "Venue" means an arena, stadium, theater, concert |
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hall, or other place used for events. |
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Sec. 205.002. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES. (a) A person |
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that sells or resells tickets for a concert or other event in this |
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state, including the operator of a ticket website, must disclose in |
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a clear and conspicuous manner to a potential ticket purchaser |
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before the purchaser selects the ticket for purchase: |
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(1) the total cost of the ticket purchase, including: |
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(A) all taxes and fees charged in connection with |
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the sale of a ticket for the event; and |
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(B) a disclosure of who ultimately receives money |
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from each tax or fee; and |
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(2) the portion of the total cost, stated in dollars |
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and as a percentage, of the ticket purchase that is represented by |
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taxes and fees. |
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(b) The total price of event tickets made available for sale |
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on a ticket website, including taxes and fees charged in connection |
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with the sale and the disclosure of who ultimately receives money |
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from a tax or fee, must be posted on the website in a location easily |
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accessible by a ticket purchaser or potential ticket purchaser |
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before the ticket purchaser or potential ticket purchaser selects a |
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ticket for purchase. |
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(c) A print or electronic advertisement for a ticket for an |
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event in this state must: |
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(1) include the total cost of the ticket, including |
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all taxes and fees charged in connection with the sale of the |
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ticket; and |
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(2) display any taxes and fees charged in the same size |
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and with equal prominence as the cost of the ticket, excluding any |
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taxes or fees charged. |
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Sec. 205.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter may |
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not be construed to nullify, expand, or otherwise affect any other |
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law relating to the sale of a ticket for an event. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |