Senate
File
146
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SENATE
FILE
146
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TECHNOLOGY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
49)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
11,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
or
creation
of
bots
to
purchase
1
event
tickets
on
the
internet,
and
providing
civil
2
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.1
Definitions.
1
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Authorized
entry”
means
authorization
to
enter
an
event
4
based
solely
on
the
ticket
holder’s
possession
of
a
ticket
not
5
obtained
in
violation
of
section
554I.2.
“Authorized
entry”
6
does
not
mean
authorization
to
enter
an
event
based
on
the
7
source
of
purchase
or
fulfillment
method
of
the
ticket.
8
2.
“Bot”
means
an
automated
software
program
that
performs
9
automatic
and
repetitive
tasks
and
is
designed
to
impersonate
10
or
replicate
human
activity
on
the
internet.
“Bot”
does
not
11
include
autofill
or
password
management
features
built
into
12
an
internet
browser
or
provided
through
separate
internet
13
software.
14
3.
“Event”
means
a
concert,
theatrical
performance,
sporting
15
event,
exhibition,
show,
or
similar
scheduled
activity
that
is
16
all
of
the
following:
17
a.
Open
to
the
public.
18
b.
Held
in
a
public
or
private
venue.
19
c.
Requires
payment
of
an
admission
fee
to
attend
the
event.
20
4.
“Ticket”
means
a
physical
or
electronic
certificate,
21
voucher,
document,
token,
or
other
evidence
of
a
right
for
22
admission
to
enter
an
event
at
one
or
more
specified
dates
and
23
times.
24
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.2
Internet
ticket
sales.
25
A
person
shall
not
use
or
create
a
bot
to
do
any
of
the
26
following:
27
1.
Purchase
tickets
in
excess
of
the
posted
limit
for
any
28
one
internet
ticket
sale.
29
2.
Use
multiple
internet
protocol
addresses,
purchaser
30
accounts,
or
electronic
mail
addresses
to
purchase
tickets
in
31
excess
of
the
posted
limit
for
any
one
internet
ticket
sale.
32
3.
Circumvent
or
disable
an
electronic
queue,
waiting
33
period,
presale
code,
or
other
sales
volume
limitation
system
34
associated
with
an
internet
ticket
sale.
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4.
Circumvent
or
disable
a
security
measure,
access
control
1
system,
or
other
control
or
measure
that
is
used
to
facilitate
2
authorized
entry
to
an
event.
3
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.3
Reporting
violations.
4
1.
A
ticket
seller
shall
report
known
violations
of
this
5
chapter
to
the
attorney
general
within
five
calendar
days
of
6
becoming
aware
of
the
violation.
7
2.
An
individual
that
has
knowledge
of
a
violation
of
this
8
chapter
may
report
the
violation
to
the
attorney
general.
9
3.
The
attorney
general
shall
establish
an
electronic
10
reporting
system
for
the
submission
of
reports
pursuant
to
this
11
section.
12
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
554I.4
Enforcement
——
penalties.
13
1.
If
the
attorney
general
has
reasonable
belief
that
a
14
person
is
in
violation
of
this
chapter,
the
attorney
general
15
has
the
sole
authority
to
bring
civil
action
to
provide
for
all
16
of
the
following:
17
a.
Enjoinment
of
further
violations
by
the
person.
18
b.
Enforcement
of
compliance
with
this
chapter.
19
c.
Assessment
of
civil
penalties
in
an
amount
not
more
than
20
ten
thousand
dollars
for
each
violation
of
this
chapter.
21
d.
Other
remedies
permitted
under
law.
22
2.
If
the
attorney
general
has
reasonable
belief
that
a
23
person
is
in
violation
of
an
injunction
issued
under
this
24
section,
the
attorney
general
has
the
sole
authority
to
bring
25
civil
action
to
provide
for
civil
penalties
in
an
amount
not
26
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
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