S.849

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

Introduced·4/27/26

North Carolina S849 aims to regulate entertainment event ticket sales and resales by prohibiting deceptive practices and speculative sales.

North Carolina S849, the Real Tickets, Real Fans Act, introduces regulations to ensure transparency and fairness in entertainment event ticket sales and resales. The bill prohibits resellers and secondary ticket exchanges from using intellectual property of entertainers, venues, or event organizers without authorization, and from resembling their branding. It also bans speculative ticket sales, where tickets are not in the reseller's possession at the time of sale, and limits the resale of a single ticket to one copy.

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Where it stands

Current
Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Next
Committee decision

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History

Apr 28

Senate

Passed 1st Reading

Apr 28

Senate

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

Apr 28

Senate

Withdrawn From Com