NY S 8221
in committeeEnacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 8221 pass?
Not yet. NY S 8221 is in committee as of 2026-05-12 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
What is NY S 8221 about?
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part C); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to paperless ticketing systems options (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).
Who sponsors NY S 8221?
James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 8221, joined by 18 cosponsors.
Description
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part C); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to paperless ticketing systems options (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-12 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- James Skoufisprimary
- April Baskincosponsor
- Jabari Brisportcosponsor
- Samra Broukcosponsor
- Patricia Fahycosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalezcosponsor
- Andrew Gounardescosponsor
- Michelle Hincheycosponsor
- Liz Kruegercosponsor
- John Liucosponsor
- Rachel Maycosponsor
- Zellnor Myriecosponsor
- Kevin S. Parkercosponsor
- Gustavo Riveracosponsor
- Christopher Ryancosponsor
- James Sanders Jr.cosponsor
- Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor
- Jeremy Zellnercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-23
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2026-02-06
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-06
PRINT NUMBER 8221A
amendment-passage
2026-05-04
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-05-04
PRINT NUMBER 8221B
amendment-passage
2026-05-12
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: B
2026-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Erik Bottcher: yes
- Siela Bynoe: yes
- Stephen T. Chan: yes
- Rachel May: yes
- James Skoufis: yes
- Cordell Cleare: yes
- Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: A 8659
Official source
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