North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S849: Real Tickets, Real Fans Act.
Status: In committee, April 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act to prohibit speculative sales, deceptive promotion, and the use of bots in entertainment event ticket sales.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SPECULATIVE SALES, DECEPTIVE PROMOTION, AND THE USE OF BOTS IN ENTERTAINMENT EVENT TICKET SALES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 9. "Entertainment Event Ticket Sales and Resales." SECTION 1.(b) The following provisions are to be located in Article 9 of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes, as established by subsection (a) of this section: (1) Subsection (a) of G.S. 75-44 is recodified as G.S. 75-151, to be titled "Definitions." (2) Subsection (b) of G.S. 75-44 is recodified as G.S. 75-152, to be titled "Ticket price transparency." (3) Subsection (c) of G.S. 75-44 is recodified as G.S. 75-157, to be titled "Enforcement." SECTION 2. Article 9 of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes, as established by Section 1 of this act, reads as rewritten: "Article 9. "Entertainment Event Ticket Sales and Resales. "§ 75-151. Definitions. As used in this section Article, the following definitions apply: (1) Bot. - Any machine, device, computer program, or computer software used to purchase tickets that, on its own or with human assistance, bypasses security measures or access control systems on a retail ticket purchasing platform or other controls or measures on a retail ticket purchasing platform that …
Sponsors
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Sawyer, Vickie (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Blue, Dan (D, 14)
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42)
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Garrett, Michael (D, 27)
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
- Lowe, Paul A. (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, COUNCIL OF STATE, BUDGETING, ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, TELESERVICES, PUBLIC, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Common questions
- What is S849?
- S849 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Real Tickets, Real Fans Act.
- What does S849 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit speculative sales, deceptive promotion, and the use of bots in entertainment event ticket sales.
- What is the status of S849?
- In committee as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S849?
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S849?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S849
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.