PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1957
PRINTER'S NO. 2087
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1658
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, PISCIOTTANO, MARSHALL, KENYATTA, MADDEN,
KHAN, HANBIDGE, VENKAT, DEASY, DONAHUE, SCHLOSSBERG, KAZEEM,
McNEILL, BRENNAN, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, WARREN, GALLAGHER,
FLICK, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, CERRATO, MAYES, BENHAM,
CONKLIN, BOROWSKI AND SAMUELSON, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY
AND UTILITIES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
OCTOBER 3, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
entitled "An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition
and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of
any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and
District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing
penalties," prohibiting speculative ticketing acts or
practices.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law,
is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 3.2. Prohibition on Speculative Ticketing Acts or
Practices.-- (a) A reseller may not advertise, offer for sale,
contract for the resale of a ticket or accept full or partial
consideration for resale of a ticket unless all of the following
requirements are met:
(1) The ticket shall conform to the ticket's description as
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