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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1291: Ticket sellers: proof of purchase.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1291 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Ticket sellers: proof of purchase. Primary sponsor: Alex Lee (D). Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law regulates ticket sellers, defined as a person who, for compensation, commission, or otherwise, sells admission tickets to sporting, musical, theater, or any other entertainment event. In this regard, existing law, among other things, prohibits specified ticket selling practices and imposes certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements.

This bill would require a ticket seller, upon selling a ticket to an entertainment event, as defined, to immediately deliver a proof of purchase to a consumer, and would require a venue operator to honor that proof of purchase in lieu of the ticket if specified conditions are met. The bill would impose a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for a violation of these requirements, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex LeePrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
  3. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
  7. Read second time and amended.
  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22).
  9. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.
  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. Read second time and amended.
  11. Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S., & T., P. & C.P. and JUD.
  12. Read first time.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page