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S3390
SENATE, No. 3390
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� RAJ MUKHERJI
District 32 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes requirements for fee disclosure and for
fees allowed as part of sale for certain tickets.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
An Act
concerning ticket price transparency and
supplementing P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26 et seq.).
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� As defined pursuant
to section 1 of P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26), a person, reseller, ticket broker,
ticket issuer, and ticket resale website shall disclose the total cost of a
ticket, including all ancillary fees, including any service charge, to be paid
in order to complete the purchase of a ticket.
���� b.��� The information required
in subsection a. of this section is to be disclosed in a clear and conspicuous
manner, in dollars, to the ticket purchaser.� If a ticket is sold through a
website, the information required to be disclosed shall be displayed prior to
the ticket being selected for purchase.� The information disclosed shall not be
false or misleading, and shall not be presented more prominently or in the same
or larger size as the total price.
���� c.���� The price of a ticket
sold through a website shall not increase during the purchase process,
excluding reasonable fees for delivery of non-electronic tickets based on the
delivery method selected by the purchaser prior to payment for the ticket.
���� d.��� Nothing in this section
shall be construed to:
���� (1)�� nullify, expand,
restrict, or otherwise amend:
���� (a)�� P.L.1983, c.135
(C.56:8-26 et seq.), including subsection i. of section 2 of P.L.1983, c.135
(C.56:8-27) regarding the disclosure of �try and get� policies to ticket
purchasers by ticket brokers and paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 9 of
P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-34) regarding tentative ticket policies of resellers
and disclosure of the policies to purchasers; or
���� (b)�� regulations at
N.J.A.C.13:45A-20.1 et seq.; or
���� (2)�� make lawful any
fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal act or practice that is unlawful pursuant to
P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26 et seq.) or regulations at N.J.A.C.13:45A-20.1 et
seq.
���� 2.��� a.� A place of
entertainment, or an agent, representative, employee or licensee thereof, shall
not, if a price is charged for admission to the venue, exact, demand, accept,
or receive, directly or indirectly, any premium or price in excess of the set
price plus lawful taxes whether designated as price, gratuity, or otherwise,
provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:
���� (1)�� a reasonable service
charge by the place of entertainment or an agent in charge of special services
for the place of entertainment, including, but not limited to, sales away from
the box office, credit card sales, or delivery; or
���� (2)�� a place of entertainment
or its agent from offering initial sale tickets by means of an auction.
���� b.��� A reasonable and actual
cost for the physical delivery of tickets may be charged by a seller or
reseller based on the method of delivery selected by the buyer, provided,
however, that no delivery fee shall be charged by a seller or reseller for
tickets delivered electronically or tickets that may be printed independently
by the buyer.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month next after enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires, as defined
in current law, a person, reseller, ticket broker, ticket issuer, and ticket
resale website to disclose the total cost of a ticket, including all ancillary
fees, including any service charge, to be paid in order to complete the
purchase of a ticket.� This is to be disclosed in a clear and conspicuous
manner, in dollars, to the ticket purchaser.� If a ticket is sold through a
website, the information required to be disclosed is to be displayed prior to
the ticket being selected for purchase.� The information disclosed is not to be
false or misleading, and is not to be presented more prominently or in the same
or larger size as the total price.� Moreover, the price of a ticket sold
through a website is not to increase during the purchase process, excluding
reasonable fees for delivery of non-electronic tickets based on the delivery
method selected by the purchaser prior to payment for the ticket.
���� Additionally, if a price is
charged for admission to a venue, a place of entertainment, or their agent,
representative, employee or licensee, cannot exact, demand, accept, or receive,
directly or indirectly, any premium or price in excess of the set price plus
lawful taxes whether designated as price, gratuity, or otherwise.� However,
nothing is to be construed to prohibit: (1) a reasonable service charge by the
place of entertainment or an agent in charge of special services for the place
of entertainment, including, but not limited to, sales away from the box
office, credit card sales, or delivery; or (2) a place of entertainment or its
agent from offering initial sale tickets by means of an auction.� A reasonable
and actual cost for the physical delivery of tickets may be charged by a seller
or reseller based on the method of delivery selected by the buyer, provided,
however, that no delivery fee is to be charged by a seller or reseller for
tickets delivered electronically or tickets that may be printed independently
by the buyer.