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HB 5125CONNECTICUTSession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Connecticut regulates ticket resales, website domains, and mandatory refunds for cancelled live events

Original title: AN ACT CONCERNING ENTERTAINMENT EVENT TICKETS.

Last action · May 5, 2026: Matter Pass RetainedSponsors: Tammy Nuccio and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Beginning October 1, 2026, ticket resellers in Connecticut must possess tickets or have a venue contract before reselling, and sellers must disclose total prices upfront and issue full refunds within 30 days if a live event is cancelled. The bill prohibits using venue, event, or performer names in unauthorized website domains and makes any violation an unfair trade practice under CUTPA.

Background
  • The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) allows state regulators and individuals to take legal action against businesses engaging in deceptive or unfair commercial practices. context
  • State legislatures have increasingly moved to regulate online ticketing practices, addressing issues such as hidden service fees, bot-driven purchases, and unauthorized secondary marketplace domains. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Ticket resellers

Ticket resellers must verify possession or contracts before reselling, comply with domain name restrictions, and adhere to upfront total-pricing and refund requirements.

Directly affected

Ticket purchasers

Purchasers receive upfront total pricing without mid-transaction fee increases, clear disclosures on resale tickets, and mandatory 30-day refunds for cancelled events.

Directly affected

Entertainment venue operators

Venue operators gain control over who may use their venue names in website domains and enter formal contracts with resellers.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if a live entertainment event is cancelled?
Ticket sellers and resellers must provide a full refund of the total ticket price, including service charges, within 30 days of the cancellation, minus any reasonable delivery charges.
Can secondary ticket sellers list tickets they do not yet possess?
No, a ticket reseller must be in actual or of the ticket or have a written contract with the entertainment venue operator authorizing them to obtain the ticket.
When must ticket prices and fees be disclosed to a buyer?
Total prices and service charges must be conspicuously disclosed when the ticket is initially offered for sale or resale to a purchaser, and the price cannot increase during the transaction period.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · on the Senate floor.

Procedural history

19 actions
  1. May 5, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Matter Pass Retained
  2. May 5, 2026Senate
    Senate Reconsidered
  3. May 5, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
  4. May 5, 2026HouseFloor
    Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
  5. May 5, 2026HouseFloor
    Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
  6. Apr 10, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    File Number 583
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  1. Apr 10, 2026Senate
    Senate Calendar Number 354
  2. Apr 10, 2026Senate
    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  3. Apr 8, 2026HouseFloor
    House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
  4. Apr 8, 2026HouseFloor
    House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 3875
  5. Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    File Number 181
  6. Mar 26, 2026House
    House Calendar Number 147
  7. Mar 26, 2026House
    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  8. Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
  9. Mar 20, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/26 5:00 PM
  10. Mar 12, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
  11. Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Joint Favorable Substitute
  12. Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Public Hearing 02/18
  13. Feb 10, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
    Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Sponsors

Tammy NuccioHouse · District 53RepublicanCosponsor
William PizzutoCosponsor
Tom DelnickiHouse · District 14RepublicanCosponsor
Nicholas MenapaceCosponsor
Roland LemarHouse · District 96DemocraticCosponsor
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Tony ScottHouse · District 112RepublicanCosponsor
Martin FoncelloCosponsor
Kathy KennedyHouse · District 119RepublicanCosponsor
Seth BronkoHouse · District 70RepublicanCosponsor
John KisselSenate · District 7RepublicanCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift98% confidence

Shift in Price Disclosure Timing

The bill shifts the required price disclosure trigger from the moment a ticket is selected for purchase to the moment the ticket is initially offered for sale.

Department of Consumer Protection

Connected Entities

Roland J. Lemar, Martin Foncello, Seth Bronko and 9 more
PersonRoland J. Lemar“Representative for the 96th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonMartin Foncello“Representative for the 107th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonSeth Bronko“Representative for the 70th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Consumer Protection“Enforces unfair trade practice violations and adopts regulations under the bill”Map →
PersonTony J. Scott“Representative for the 112th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonNicholas Menapace“Representative for the 37th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonWilliam Pizzuto“Representative for the 71st District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonJohn A. Kissel“Senator for the 7th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonTammy Nuccio“Representative for the 53rd District and bill cosponsor”Map →
PersonKathy Kennedy“Representative for the 119th District and bill cosponsor”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Law Committee“Committee that sponsored the substitute bill”Map →
PersonTom Delnicki“Representative for the 14th District and bill cosponsor”Map →

Sources

Open source document

cga.ct.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz35
    Current news / social attention level

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