Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB563: Regulate ticket sales
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To enact sections 1345.53 and 1345.54 of the Revised Code to regulate ticket sales.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
As Passed by the House 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 563 2025-2026 Representative Hiner Cosponsors: Representatives Johnson, Fischer, Abdullahi, Brennan, Claggett, Cockley, Daniels, Demetriou, Glassburn, Holmes, Jarrells, McNally, Miller, M., Mohamed, Ritter, Rogers, Russo, Salvo, Sigrist, Sims, Somani, Tims, White, E., Williams, Willis, Workman, Young To enact sections 1345.53 and 1345.54 of the Revised Code to regulate ticket sales. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 1345.53 and 1345.54 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 1345.53. (A) As used in this section and section 1345.54 of the Revised Code: (1) "Entertainment" means all forms of entertainment, including theatrical or operatic performances, dance, ballet, concerts, motion pictures, entertainment at fairgrounds, amusement parks, athletic competitions and other sports, and all other forms of diversion, recreation, or show. (2) "Internet domain name" means a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an internet host or service, which is assigned through a centralized internet naming authority and which is composed of a series of character strings separated by periods with the rightmost string specifying the top of the hierarchy. (3) "Online ticket marketplace" means the administrator of a web site or other electronic service, including an agent, employee, or assignee of the administrator, that sells tickets or maintains …
Sponsors
- Mark Hiner (R, 98) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Christine Cockley (D, 6)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Steve Demetriou (R, 35)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Chris Glassburn (D, 15)
- Adam Holmes (R, 97)
- Dontavius Jarrells (D, 1)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Passed
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 9, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 9, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Commerce, Consumer Protection
Common questions
- What is HB563?
- HB563 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regulate ticket sales.
- What does HB563 do?
- To enact sections 1345.53 and 1345.54 of the Revised Code to regulate ticket sales.
- What is the status of HB563?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB563?
- Mark Hiner (R, 98), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB563?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb563
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