Nevada Assembly Bill AB431

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/13/25
• Refer: 3/13/25
• Failed: 4/12/25

Caption

Revises provisions relating to the sale and resale of tickets to certain events. (BDR 52-1075)

Summary

AB 431 revises Nevada’s laws governing the sale and resale of tickets to athletic contests and live entertainment events. The bill adds new restrictions on primary ticket providers, including a ban on contractual arrangements that force a purchaser to resell only through a single reseller or secondary ticket exchange, and a requirement that sellers disclose the full ticket price up front, including fees, as well as whether additional tickets are being withheld for later sale. It also prohibits primary ticket providers, resellers, secondary ticket exchanges, and their affiliates from holding a ticket for delivery more than 24 hours after purchase. The bill further clarifies that a “reseller” does not include someone who buys a ticket from a primary provider on behalf of another person. It extends existing deceptive trade practice rules, enforcement authority, civil remedies, and criminal penalties to violations of the new provisions. In effect, AB 431 expands consumer-protection and anti-fraud rules in the ticketing market and makes violations subject to the same enforcement framework already used for ticket resale abuses.

Impact

AB 431 would amend Chapter 598 of the Nevada Revised Statutes by adding new deceptive trade practice provisions and tying them to existing enforcement mechanisms. It affects primary ticket providers, resellers, secondary ticket exchanges, and affiliates by regulating pricing disclosures, delivery timing, and resale restrictions. The bill also expands civil liability and criminal exposure for violations, including misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor penalties in certain cases, and allows injured persons to sue for damages and injunctive relief.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee testimony or votes, the overall sentiment appears to be consumer-protection oriented and supportive of greater transparency in ticket sales. The measure is framed as an anti-deceptive-trade-practice bill rather than a broad market restriction, suggesting its sponsors intend to curb hidden fees, restrictive resale practices, and delayed ticket delivery. No contrary viewpoints are documented in the provided materials, so there is no clear evidence of organized opposition or amendment-driven controversy in the available record.

Contention

The main points of contention likely involve the bill’s impact on ticketing business practices. Primary ticket providers may object to the ban on exclusive resale limitations and the requirement to disclose whether tickets are being held back for later sale, since those provisions limit control over distribution and pricing strategies. Resellers and secondary ticket exchanges may also be affected by the 24-hour delivery rule, which could constrain fulfillment methods. On the consumer side, supporters would likely argue that the bill improves transparency, reduces hidden fees, and prevents anti-competitive ticketing practices.