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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Prohibits Hidden Ticketing Fees and Restricts Venue-Name Website Addresses
Last action · May 6, 2025: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: David Willis and 7 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina requires ticket issuers, resellers, and secondary exchanges to disclose the full ticket price—including all s—at the very beginning of a , effective October 1, 2025. The measure bans hidden fees, prohibits ticket sellers from using venue or event names in their website addresses, and bars primary ticket sellers from restricting where or for how much consumers can resell their tickets.
Live-event attendees and secondary ticket buyers will see complete pricing upfront without unexpected additions at checkout, while ticket platforms must alter their website domain naming practices and fee disclosure layouts.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Ticket Purchasers
Consumers receive upfront price disclosures including all mandatory fees and are protected against post-selection price increases.
Ticket Issuers
Primary sellers are prohibited from restricting ticket resale platforms, setting resale price caps or floors, or discriminating against holders of resold tickets, and must deliver electronic tickets within 72 hours.
Secondary Ticket Exchanges
Electronic marketplaces must disclose total pricing and are barred from using website addresses containing event, performer, or venue names.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does this ticketing law take effect?
Can ticket sellers increase the displayed price of a ticket during a ticketing session?
Are secondary ticket exchanges allowed to use website domain names matching a venue or performer?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
9 actions- May 6, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- May 6, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- May 1, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development
- May 1, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 14, 2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
Show 3 earlier actions
- Apr 1, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 1, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 31, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Establishment of Article 9 in Chapter 75
The bill reorganizes existing consumer protection statutes by recodifying provisions into a dedicated Article 9 under Chapter 75 specifically governing live event ticket sales and resales.
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Sources
www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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