PRINTER'S NO. 1408
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1316
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DRISCOLL, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, HARKINS,
D. WILLIAMS, McNEILL AND GALLOWAY, APRIL 30, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
APRIL 30, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 2, 1947 (P.L.143, No.62), entitled "An
act regulating the sale and resale for profit and the
carrying on of the business of selling or reselling tickets
or other devices for admission to places of amusement;
providing for the licensing of persons reselling such tickets
for profit; providing for the suspension and revocation of
such licenses; imposing duties on licensees and owners or
operators of places of amusement; imposing powers and duties
on the Department of Revenue, county treasurers, district
attorneys, and the receiver of taxes, and city solicitors in
cities of the first class; making disposition of moneys
collected and providing penalties," providing for event
ticket purchase protection.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 2, 1947 (P.L.143, No.62), entitled
"An act regulating the sale and resale for profit and the
carrying on of the business of selling or reselling tickets or
other devices for admission to places of amusement; providing
for the licensing of persons reselling such tickets for profit;
providing for the suspension and revocation of such licenses;
imposing duties on licensees and owners or operators of places
of amusement; imposing powers and duties on the Department of
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Revenue, county treasurers, district attorneys, and the receiver
of taxes, and city solicitors in cities of the first class;
making disposition of moneys collected and providing penalties,"
is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 12.2. Event Ticket Purchase Protection.--
(a) If a ticketed event is canceled due to the declaration
of a disaster emergency by the Governor pursuant to the
authority granted under 35 Pa.C.S. ยง 7301(c) (relating to
general authority of Governor), the issuer of the ticket shall
refund the full purchase price of the ticket to the purchaser.
(b) The refund required by this section shall be made by the
issuer of the ticket not later than thirty (30) days following
receipt of the written request for refund by the purchaser. In
addition to a written request for refund, the purchaser may
elect to submit an electronic request for refund when electronic
submission is available through the issuer's Internet website.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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