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IntroducedJan 24, 2024
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Passed SenateMar 15, 2024
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Passed HouseApr 04, 2024
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Signed into LawMay 09, 2024
Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 09, 2024: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 539
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Elliscosponsor
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Klausmeier
- Salling
- Augustine
- Elfreth
- Hester
- Kramer
- Simonaire
- Bailey
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Lam
- Smith
- Beidle
- Feldman
- Jackson
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Folden
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Gallion
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Gile
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carter
- Guzzone
- Kelly
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 103
- Speaker
- Cullison
- Jackson
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Toles
- Attar
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Grossman
- Lewis, R.
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Lopez
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harris
- Love
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Chang
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Simmons
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- McCaskill
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Henson
- Miller
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Solomon
- Young
- Crosby
- Holmes
- Moon
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
NO: 33
YES: 113
- Speaker
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Moon
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jackson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Terrasa
- Anderton
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Toles
- Attar
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Grossman
- Lewis, R.
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bouchat
- Guzzone
- Long, R.
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harris
- Lopez
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Love
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Martinez
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Henson
- McCaskill
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- McComas
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Metzgar
- Solomon
- Young
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Miller
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Mireku-North
NO: 25
Actions
- May 09, 2024 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
- Apr 08, 2024 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2024 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Motion Recede (Delegate Wilson) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (113-25)
- House Recede
- Apr 05, 2024 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Apr 04, 2024 | House
- Third Reading Passed (103-33)
- Apr 03, 2024 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {843226/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2024 | House
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 16, 2024 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 15, 2024 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 14, 2024 | Senate
- Floor Amendment {553822/1 (Senator Gile) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {463424/1 (Senator Gile) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {413729/1 (Finance Committee) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 13, 2024 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {633029/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {553822/1 (Senator Gile)
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
- Jan 24, 2024 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of TicketsPDF
- Amendments {633029/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {553822/1 (Senator Gile) (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {463424/1 (Senator Gile) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {413729/1 (Finance Committee) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of TicketsPDF
- Amendments {843226/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Chapter - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of TicketsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Erickson, Kevin (Future of Music Coalition)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Hess, Brian (Emmer Consulting)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- DSouza, Kirsten (Chamber of Progress)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Cohen, Donald
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- McDonough, Caitlin (HJM)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven M. (Consumer Protection Division)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Johansen, Sarah (Annapolis Symphony Orchestra)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Legler, Ron (France-Merrick Performing Arts Center)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Breyault, John (National Consumers League)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Szabo, Carl (NetChoice)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Schwartz, Jonathan (Lyric Foundation, Inc)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Touhey, David (International Association of Venue Managers)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schaefer, Audrey Fix (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ozer, Ron (Ron Ozer Consulting LLC)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Manna, Paul
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- MANIS, NICK (Manis Canning & Associates)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Freeman, Joe (SeatGeek)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- O'Neil, Michael (Vivid Seats)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Marro, Nathaniel (National Independent Talent Organization)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Parker, Stephen (National Independent Venue Association)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McElroy, Hugh
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Alston, Bryan
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Callahan, Kevin
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Senator Dawn
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Hess, Brian (Emmer Consulting)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven M. (Consumer Protection Division)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Legler, Ron (France-Merrick Performing Arts Center)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- O'Neil, Michael (Vivid Seats)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Sublett, Jenna
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Senator
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Gilvar, Kendall (National Independent Venue Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Schaefer, Audrey Fix (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Callahan, Kevin
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- White, Marceline (Economic Action Maryland)