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HB4984 • 2026
TICKETS-CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
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Governor Approved
Effective Date June 25, 2026
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0473
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Passed Both Houses
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Do Pass Judiciary ; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Judiciary
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve Stadelman
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee ; 009-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee ; 006-003-000
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
TICKETS-CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
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Full Text of HB4984 Home Legislation Full Text HB4984 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 001 Public Act Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Senate Amendment 001 Public Act Open PDF HB4984 Enrolled LRB104 15332 SPS 28486 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Ticket Sale and Resale Act is amended by 5 adding Sections 0.5 and 1.6 as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 414/0.5 new) 7 Sec. 0.5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 8 "Reseller" or "ticket reseller" means a person engaged in 9 the resale of tickets. 10 "Ticket" means a physical, electronic, or other form of a 11 certificate, document, voucher, token, or other evidence 12 indicating that a person has the right to be admitted to an 13 event at a specific time for a specific seat or area. 14 "Ticket resale marketplace" means a person that operates a 15 platform or exchange for the resale of tickets between third 16 parties or between the ticket resale marketplace and a third 17 party. 18 (815 ILCS 414/1.6 new) 19 Sec. 1.6. Prohibition on selling tickets not in the 20 reseller's possession. 21 (a) A ticket reseller shall not sell or offer for sale a 22 ticket that the ticket reseller does not own or have actual or HB4984 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 15332 SPS 28486 b 1 constructive possession of at the time of listing or 2 advertising for sale. If a ticket is sold on a ticket resale 3 marketplace, the ticket resale marketplace shall ensure that 4 the ticket reseller is compliant with this subsection. 5 (b) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful 6 practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 7 Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted 8 to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive 9 Business Practices Act shall be available to the Attorney 10 General for the enforcement of this Section. 11 Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 12 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows: 13 (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) 14 Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. 15 Any person that violates Section 1.6 of the Ticket Sale and 16 Resale Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of 17 this Act. 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law. 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