Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF49: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties
Status: In committee, January 28, 2025
An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1516XS (1) dg/jh S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 554I.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Bot" means an automated software program that performs automatic and repetitive tasks and is designed to impersonate or replicate human activity on the internet. "Bot" does not include autofill or password management features built into an internet browser or provided through separate internet software. 2. "Event" means a concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, exhibition, show, or similar scheduled activity that is all of the following: a. Open to the public. b. Held in a public or private venue. c. Requires payment of an admission fee to attend the event. 3. "Ticket" means a physical or electronic certificate, voucher, document, token, or other evidence of a right for admission to enter an event at one or more specified dates and times. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 554I.2 Internet ticket sales. A person shall not use or create a bot to do any of the following: 1. Purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for any one internet ticket sale. 2. Use multiple internet …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Reichman (R, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 146 . S.J. 156 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/23/2025 12:00PM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Bennett, and Taylor. S.J. 114 .
- : Introduced, referred to Technology. S.J. 88 .
Common questions
- What is SF49?
- SF49 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.
- What does SF49 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.
- What is the status of SF49?
- In committee as of January 28, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 146 . S.J. 156 . (January 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF49?
- Jeffrey Reichman (R, 50).
- Where is the official record for SF49?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0049&ga=91
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