For Immediate Release

Contact: Elisa Rivera

(209) 726-5495 Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov

Senator Anna M. Caballero Announces Legislation

To Protect Californians from Price-Gouging at Sports and Entertainment Events

SB 785 will serve to modernize ticket-purchasing and create full transparency

Sacramento- Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 785- Consumer Protection: Ticket Sales to reform laws governing the purchase and sale of tickets to live entertainment and sporting events and create protections for consumers, artists and teams. Current law regulates ticket brokers, but does not apply to the resale platforms where consumer deception and price gouging occurs. In light of upcoming sports and entertainment events such as March Madness, BottleRock, Major League Baseball among others, SB 785 will modernize California ticket purchasing laws to apply to all ticket platforms, original sale or resale, in order to provide comprehensive and uniform protections for fans, artists, teams, and venues.   

“SB 785 will protect consumers, artists, and teams and regulate the scalping that currently plagues the ticketing entertainment industry. SB 785 will not affect the current rights of the artists, entertainers, and teams to choose how their tickets are be priced, sold, transferred or resold, or what technologies they deploy in the sale of their tickets, but will bring meaningful reforms that prioritize consumers and entertainers.” –Senator Anna Caballero

“The Ticket Sales Consumer Protection Act is a fan-first and artist-focused bill that addresses many of the systemic issues that make it harder for fans to buy tickets to see their favorite artists. We applaud Senators Caballero and Portantino for empowering artists with the tools necessary to sell tickets to their fans in a fair, transparent, and affordable manner. SB 785 is the solution for concert goers and music lovers throughout California.” -- Harvey Mason jr., CEO, Recording Academy

“The Music Artists Coalition whole heartedly supports SB 785 (Caballero). This bill puts the power back in the hands of those who matter most, the artist and their fans. We thank Sen. Caballero for taking the lead on such a vital piece of legislation, and call on all those who love music artists and music fans to support with us.” – Jordan Bromley – Board Member – Music Artists Coalition

 

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Senator Anna M. Caballero represents the 14^th Senate District, composed of majority portions of Merced, Fresno and Madera Counties.

* Senator Anna M. Caballero serves as the Interim Representative for the Salinas Valley and San Benito County until 2024 when a newly elected Senator will assume the district