Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the regulation of online ticket sales and prevents ticket scalping for entertainment events in Michigan.

Highlights:

• Authorizes regulations to be put in place for the purchasing and selling of tickets for various entertainment events (Sec. 1).

• Defines entertainment events as any activity that requires a charge to attend and is open to the public (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that tickets can either be in a physical or electronic format and must include information that permits an individual to have access to such entertainment events (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits individuals from disabling security measures that enforce a purchase limit on tickets, validate fraudulent tickets, or enforce a waiting system to purchase tickets (Sec. 3).

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