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2024 SESSION

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HB 277 Consumer protection; transparency in ticket fees, civil penalties.

Introduced by: Dan I. Helmer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Consumer protection; transparency in ticket fees; civil penalties. Requires any person selling or reselling a ticket to an event to clearly and conspicuously display the total cost of the ticket from the first time a price is displayed and any time thereafter. The bill allows for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101116D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101116D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108356D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/24  House: Conference substitute printed 24109146D-H1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/05/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101116D
• 01/05/24  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/16/24  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/25/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Read first time
• 02/02/24  House: Read second time
• 02/02/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/02/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB277E
• 02/02/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101116D-E
• 02/05/24  House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N)
• 02/05/24  House: VOTE: Passage (74-Y 24-N)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108356D-S1
• 02/26/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/29/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/05/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108356D-S1
• 03/05/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/05/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/05/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB277S1
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
• 03/06/24  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/07/24  House: Senate substitute with amendment rejected by House 24108356D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
• 03/07/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (1-Y 97-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/07/24  House: House acceded to request
• 03/07/24  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senators: Pekarsky, Ebbin, Reeves
• 03/07/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/07/24  House: Delegates: Helmer, Ward, Ballard
• 03/08/24  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/08/24  House: Conference substitute printed 24109146D-H1
• 03/09/24  House: Passed by temporarily
• 03/09/24  House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
• 03/09/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 23-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (19-Y 19-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Chair votes No
• 03/09/24  Senate: No further action taken
• 03/09/24  Senate: Failed to pass in Senate