CaliforniaTicket sellers would face limits on speculative sales and misleading listings
Ticket sellers would face limits on offering tickets they do not hold, while resale sites and other sellers would have to follow rules against bypassing ticket sale controls and misleading buyers.
What it does
Ticket sellers would be barred from offering tickets they do not possess or have permission to sell; resale marketplaces must take reasonable steps to prevent those listings.
People could not knowingly use software or other methods to exceed posted ticket limits or bypass disclosed ticket sale controls, with an exception for certain sports organizations managing their inventory.
Ticket ads and websites could not mislead buyers about who is selling a ticket, whether authorized tickets remain available, or what seat a listing offers.
If a covered seller breaks specified ticket rules and fails to provide the ticket as promised, the buyer may recover twice its contracted price plus qualifying costs.
Argument forLimits on bypassing ticket caps and security controls could make more tickets available through the rules set by event organizers.
Argument againstStrict limits on selling tickets before securing them could reduce early listings buyers use to compare options, though exceptions cover some authorized sales.
More detail
Ticket sellers may not offer tickets speculatively, and resale marketplaces must take reasonable steps to prevent those sales. The rules apply to ticket sellers and online ticket resale marketplaces. A seller may offer a ticket before it is officially available to the public only with the specified authorization or constructive possession. Season packages, certain rights-holder or venue inventory, and playoff packages have exceptions. A ticket seller generally may not offer a ticket before its official public sale date unless the seller has the required authorization or constructive possession.
People may not knowingly bypass ticket sale limits or controls, including by using software or multiple accounts. The restriction applies to people and services involved in buying or helping others buy event tickets online. The restriction covers controls set and disclosed by the event presenter, venue operator, rights holder, or ticket seller. California professional sports teams, their venue operators, and certain league-owned entities may manage ticket inventory for business or operational purposes.
Ticket-related ads and listings may not mislead consumers about a ticket’s source, authorization, availability, price, nature, or seat location. The rules apply to people and businesses advertising, selling, or reselling event tickets. A seller may not imply a resale ticket comes from an authorized source or that an event is sold out while authorized tickets remain available. Seat or location claims must have a reasonable basis.
Some buyers may recover twice the ticket’s contracted price and certain related costs if a covered seller violates specified rules and fails to provide the ticket. This remedy applies to a ticket seller, original seller, reseller, or ticket resale marketplace that violates specified ticket laws and fails to supply the ticket as contracted. The buyer must have relied in good faith on seat or space availability when spending nonrefundable event expenses. Reasonable attorney fees and court costs are also included.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 474, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 14Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 1
- Vote recorded AB 1349 BRYAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded AB 1349 BRYAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments Move The Previous Question By AGUIAR-CURRY. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 31Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 7073.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 31Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7073.)
- Aug 31In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 31Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.).Passed Senate
- Aug 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 28Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 26From 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.Major
- Jun 24From 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.Major
- Jun 22From 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.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D., P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.Minor
- Jan 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 3836.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1349 Bryan Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (January 22).Minor
- Jan 22Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
- 2025
- May 23In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- May 6Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- May 5Read second time and amended.Major
- May 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 1).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Apr 28Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Apr 9Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 28Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T., P. & C.P. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced
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