Senate
File
146
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Enrolled
Senate
File
146
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
USE
OR
CREATION
OF
BOTS
TO
PURCHASE
EVENT
TICKETS
ON
THE
INTERNET,
AND
PROVIDING
CIVIL
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.1
Definitions.
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires:
1.
“Authorized
entry”
means
authorization
to
enter
an
event
based
solely
on
the
ticket
holder’s
possession
of
a
ticket
not
obtained
in
violation
of
section
554I.2.
“Authorized
entry”
does
not
mean
authorization
to
enter
an
event
based
on
the
source
of
purchase
or
fulfillment
method
of
the
ticket.
2.
“Bot”
means
an
automated
software
program
that
performs
automatic
and
repetitive
tasks
and
is
designed
to
impersonate
or
replicate
human
activity
on
the
internet.
“Bot”
does
not
include
autofill
or
password
management
features
built
into
an
internet
browser
or
provided
through
separate
internet
software.
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3.
“Event”
means
a
concert,
theatrical
performance,
sporting
event,
exhibition,
show,
or
similar
scheduled
activity
that
is
all
of
the
following:
a.
Open
to
the
public.
b.
Held
in
a
public
or
private
venue.
c.
Requires
payment
of
an
admission
fee
to
attend
the
event.
4.
“Ticket”
means
a
physical
or
electronic
certificate,
voucher,
document,
token,
or
other
evidence
of
a
right
for
admission
to
enter
an
event
at
one
or
more
specified
dates
and
times.
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.2
Internet
ticket
sales.
A
person
shall
not
use
or
create
a
bot
to
do
any
of
the
following:
1.
Purchase
tickets
in
excess
of
the
posted
limit
for
any
one
internet
ticket
sale.
2.
Use
multiple
internet
protocol
addresses,
purchaser
accounts,
or
electronic
mail
addresses
to
purchase
tickets
in
excess
of
the
posted
limit
for
any
one
internet
ticket
sale.
3.
Circumvent
or
disable
an
electronic
queue,
waiting
period,
presale
code,
or
other
sales
volume
limitation
system
associated
with
an
internet
ticket
sale.
4.
Circumvent
or
disable
a
security
measure,
access
control
system,
or
other
control
or
measure
that
is
used
to
facilitate
authorized
entry
to
an
event.
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.3
Reporting
violations.
1.
Upon
the
attorney
general’s
request,
a
ticket
seller
shall
report
violations
of
this
chapter
of
which
the
ticket
seller
has
actual
knowledge
to
the
attorney
general
within
five
calendar
days
of
the
request.
2.
An
individual
that
has
actual
knowledge
of
a
violation
of
this
chapter
may
report
the
violation
to
the
attorney
general.
3.
The
attorney
general
shall
establish
an
electronic
reporting
system
for
the
submission
of
reports
pursuant
to
this
section.
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.4
Enforcement
——
penalties.
A
violation
of
section
554I.2
is
an
unfair
practice
under
section
714.16
and
under
chapter
714H.
Sec.
5.
Section
714.16,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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p.
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
It
is
an
unlawful
practice
for
a
person
to
violate
section
554I.2.
Sec.
6.
Section
714H.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0e.
Section
554I.2.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
146,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor