Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4024: Relating to speculative ticket sales; and prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
Digest: Says a reseller may not offer or resell a ticket unless the reseller has or can get the ticket. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits a reseller or person affiliated with a reseller from offering for resale or engaging in a resale of an admission ticket unless the reseller or person affiliated with the reseller has actual or constructive possession of the admission ticket or explicit authorization in a written contract to obtain the admission ticket from an operator, a ticket seller or a person the operator or ticket seller authorized to purchase the admission ticket in an initial sale. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Bill 4024 Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection for Representative Nathan Sosa) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to speculative ticket sales; amending ORS 646A.115; and prescribing an effective date. SECTION 1. ORS 646A.115 is amended to read: 646A.115. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Admission ticket" means evidence of a purchaser's right of entry to a venue other than a commercial motion picture theater or an entertainment event other than a movie shown at a commercial motion picture theater. (b)(A) "Entertainment event" means a performance, recreation, amusement, diversion, spectacle, show or similar event that occurs in this state including, but not limited to, a theatrical or musical performance, concert, film, game, ride or sporting event. (B) "Entertainment event" does not include a trade show. (c) "Initial sale" means a ticket seller's first sale of an admission ticket to a purchaser. (d) "Operator" means a person that owns, operates or controls a venue or that produces or promotes an entertainment event, or the person's agent or employee. (e) "Presale" means a sale of admission tickets to a selected group of purchasers with the permission of the ticket seller before admission tickets become available for purchase to the general public. …