{"id":43698,"date":"2026-08-14T06:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43698"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:02:39","slug":"california-ticket-resale-cap-bill-fails-to-move-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43698","title":{"rendered":"California Ticket Resale Cap Bill Fails to Move Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCalifornia\u2019s most comprehensive ticketing bill to date, AB 1720, failed to make its way out of the state\u2019s Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday (Aug. 13). The bill, originally introduced by state assembly member Matt Haney in February, would have made it illegal to resell a concert, theater, comedy or other live entertainment ticket (sports were not included) at a price higher than face value (the cost of the ticket plus fees from the primary ticketing source) plus 10% for shows taking place in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAB 1720 would have helped remove the incentives that fuel predatory ticket resale while still allowing someone who can\u2019t attend a show to resell their ticket and recover their costs,\u201d Haney said in a statement provided to <em>Billboard<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m disappointed the bill did not advance, but this outcome doesn\u2019t change the reality that fans, artists, and venues are losing out while middlemen extract more and more profit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1  lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between  a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card  lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image   lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/noah-kahan-massachusetts-ticketing-bill-cap-resale-prices\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P11HAWL-e1770307040366.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Noah Kahan performs onstage at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHaney continued: \u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that a bill designed to put power back in the hands of fans, artists, and venues faced opposition from an industry that profits from speculation and artificial scarcity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe California bill faced aggressive lobbying efforts from secondary ticketing companies like StubHub, which spent $3.4 million opposing the legislation, according to publicly available records. (<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/music\/music-industry-news\/stubhub-lobbying-spending-concert-ticket-bill-1236664212\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/music\/music-industry-news\/stubhub-lobbying-spending-concert-ticket-bill-1236664212\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> was first to report on the lobbying sum.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cStarted in California 26 years ago, StubHub exists to give fans access to live events on their own terms through a secure, verified marketplace \u2014 including fans who couldn\u2019t get tickets during the original on-sale, or who want the option of grabbing a great deal as prices shift closer to the event,\u201d a StubHub spokesperson said in a statement to <em>Billboard<\/em>. \u201cWe believe that more choice, flexibility, and access put fans first and help everyone get into the events they love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe bill was backed by the nationwide National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), the local NIVA CA chapter and musician advocacy group Music Artists Coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSince AB 1720\u2019s introduction in February, the language of the bill was stripped back to only include a resale ticketing cap for independent venues with a capacity of 3,000 or fewer. With those amendments, the bill would no longer have impacted larger arena and stadium shows that fans have felt priced out of in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1  lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between  a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card  lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image   lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/music-related-bills-congress-now-list-legislation\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/us-capitol-building-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"The U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAnyone who has tried to buy tickets to a concert, comedy show or live event knows the frustration. Tickets go on sale and, within moments, professional brokers and bots buy up large blocks of inventory, only to relist them at two, three, sometimes ten times the original price,\u201d Haney\u2019s statement continued. \u201cBy the time real fans reach the front of the line, affordable tickets are already gone. And none of that markup supports the people who actually create live events. It doesn\u2019t go to artists, independent venues, touring crews, workers, or the staff who make these experiences possible. Those profits go to middlemen whose business model depends on scarcity and speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHaney continued, \u201cThis isn\u2019t a fringe idea, and it isn\u2019t partisan. From Kid Rock to Noah Kahan, artists across genres have called for solutions to runaway ticket resale practices. Independent venues have spoken out. Fans have demanded change. Several states and countries have already adopted resale caps because they recognize the urgency of this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m going to keep working with the coalition of fans, artists, and venues who recognize the urgency of this issue and continue pushing for solutions that put tickets back in the hands of the people they were intended for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTicket resale cap bills have been popping up all over the country. In May, Vermont governor Phil Scott signed a resale cap bill into law, making it the second state in the country to pass such legislation after Maine. Most recently, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced An Act Relative to Closing the Great Divide between Ticket Prices and Affordability, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/noah-kahan-massachusetts-ticketing-bill-cap-resale-prices\/\">The Great Divide Act<\/a>, named after Noah Kahan\u2019s Billboard 200 No. 1 album <em>The Great Divide<\/em>. The proposed bill would cap resale prices of concert tickets at 110% of the original ticket\u2019s face value. It would also limit the service fees and charges that can be imposed by secondary ticketing platforms on tickets for both sporting and non-sporting events to no more than 10% of the total price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California\u2019s most comprehensive ticketing bill to date, AB 1720, failed to make its way out of the state\u2019s Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday (Aug. 13). 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