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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana bill regulates event ticket sales, mandates total-price advertising, and requires refunds for invalid or canceled tickets
Last action · January 12, 2026: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthorSponsors: Kyle Pierce and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Ticket issuers and resellers in Indiana are prohibited from engaging in deceptive practices under a new bill that requires all s to be included in the advertised total ticket price starting July 1, 2026. The legislation bans the sale of s, duplicate sales, and the use of automated s to bypass purchase limits. Additionally, ticket resellers must issue full refunds to consumers if an event is canceled or if a ticket is rejected by the venue due to counterfeiting, late delivery, or misrepresentation.
- House Bill 1140 was introduced in the Indiana General Assembly during the 2026 Second Regular Session. context
- State consumer protection laws in Indiana regulate unfair, abusive, or deceptive acts by suppliers across various commercial transactions. 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.
ticket consumers
Consumers receive mandatory upfront total-price disclosures and guaranteed refund rights for invalid or canceled tickets.
ticket resellers
Resellers must comply with total-price advertising rules, refrain from selling speculative or duplicate tickets, and issue refunds under specified conditions.
ticket issuers
Issuers must prominently display total ticket prices including all mandatory service and convenience fees in all advertisements.
venues
Venues must provide consumers with attorney general contact information when presented with counterfeit or invalid tickets.
Key Facts
- Requires ticket issuers and resellers to clearly and conspicuously disclose the total price including all mandatory fees whenever ticket prices are advertised or displayed.
- Mandates that the total price must be displayed more prominently than any other pricing information in all advertisements and offers.
- Prohibits the sale of speculative tickets, defined as tickets not in the actual or constructive possession of the reseller at the time of listing.
- Prohibits selling, offering to sell, or reselling more than one copy of the same ticket to an entertainment event.
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- Requires ticket resellers to provide a full refund upon request if an event is canceled or if the ticket is rejected by the venue because it is counterfeit, non-conforming, canceled by the venue, delivered too late, or tainted by material misrepresentation.
- Obligates venues that determine a ticket is counterfeit, duplicate, or invalid to provide the consumer with contact information for the office of the attorney general.
- Prohibits using deceptive website addresses, implying unauthorized ownership or endorsement of venue or artist intellectual property, and using bots to circumvent sales limitations.
- Violations of the chapter constitute deceptive acts actionable by the attorney general or consumers under Indiana consumer protection statutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 12, 2026HouseRepresentative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
- Jan 8, 2026HouseRepresentative Andrade added as coauthor
- Jan 5, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Jan 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Pierce K
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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