HB 318 - Ticket brokers; amend regulating provisions

Current VersionPDF Version

Committees

Current Status

03/31/05 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4B of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission and ticket brokers, so as to change the definition of a ticket broker; to change the provisions relating to requirements for engaging in the practice or business of a ticket broker; to change the provisions relating to ticket sales, disclosure requirements, resale restrictions, and refunds; to provide that a ticket broker and its employees, agents, and assigns are criminally prohibited from reselling or offering for resale any ticket within a certain distance from the venue where an event or contest is to be held or is being held; to change the provisions relating to advertising; to repeal certain provisions relating to county and municipal ordinances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/07/2005 House First Readers
02/08/2005 House Second Readers
02/25/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/31/2005 House Withdrawn, Recommitted