Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has introduced new legislation designed to crack down on ticket scalping and make concert tickets more accessible for fans. Announced on Thursday, the proposed measure, called the “Great Divide Act,” would limit how much resold tickets can be marked up on the secondary market.
If approved, the bill would cap resale prices at 110% of a ticket’s original face value. That means a ticket purchased for $100 could not be resold for more than $110. The proposal would also limit resale-site fees to 10% of the total ticket price and ban “speculative tickets,” a practice where brokers list tickets they do not yet own.
Healey said the legislation is meant to “close the great divide between ticket prices and actual affordability.” She also plans to include the bill in the state’s supplemental spending package, though it still needs approval from the Massachusetts legislature before becoming law.
The measure comes as consumer frustration over dynamic pricing, bots, and reseller markups continues to grow across the live events industry. The proposal adds Massachusetts to the list of states trying to rein in secondary-market ticket inflation and protect fans from steep price surges.
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