STAND. COM. REP. NO.  364

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1166

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1166 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to regulate event ticket sales by:

 

     (1)  Capping the service charges a primary and secondary ticket seller may place on top of the price of an event ticket;

 

     (2)  Requiring website operators to guarantee a full refund in certain situations and to disclose that the website and seller are not the primary ticket seller; and

 

     (3)  Prohibiting the practice of selling tickets that are not in the seller's possession and the practice of using or selling software to circumvent a primary ticket seller's security measures.

 

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of this measure.  TicketNetwork commented on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Naming it the "Bruno Mars Act";

 

     (2)  Expanding the refund requirement to apply to primary ticket sellers, in addition to secondary ticket sellers;

 

     (3)  Including the postponement of an event as a condition for obtaining a refund;

 

     (4)  Changing its effective date to April 25, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1166, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1166, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

 

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair