# Maine LD 913: An Act to Amend the Law Regulating the Resale of Tickets Maine LD 913, An Act to Amend the Law Regulating the Resale of Tickets, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 354); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD913-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 913 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Law Regulating the Resale of Tickets - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 354 - Sponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: BUSINESS PRACTICES, BUSINESS PRACTICES - SALES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (108 yes, 101 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Refunds for bad or canceled tickets: benefit, medium. If you bought a resold ticket in Maine, the reseller must refund you on request in key cases. You get your money back if the event is canceled or the venue cancels your ticket. You get a refund if the ticket is fake, not recognized at the venue, or you don’t receive it in time. You also get a refun… - Attorney General enforces ticket rules: benefit, medium. Breaking these ticket rules counts as an unfair trade practice in Maine. The Attorney General enforces the law and can investigate violations and seek remedies. If you present a fake or invalid reseller ticket at a venue, the venue must give you the Attorney General’s contact information. - All-in ticket prices upfront: benefit, low. Sellers must show the total price, including all mandatory fees, anywhere a price appears. The total price is the most prominent number. At checkout, you get a full list of each fee with its purpose and amount. You also see the seat number or section before you pay. - No bots, fakes, or junk fees: benefit, low. Sellers cannot misstate or hide fees, sell duplicates, or list tickets they don’t have. They cannot use deceptive web addresses or claim false endorsements. Bots and other tools that dodge online limits are banned. A resale marketplace cannot charge more than 10% of the original ticket’s total pric… - Who is covered and issuer limits: mixed, low. The law defines key terms like bot, mandatory fee, total price, and speculative ticket. Nonprofit groups are not treated as ticket resellers or issuers. Ticket issuers can set purchase limits and enforce their terms. For these rules, a ticket is treated as a license. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-12 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 76 | 71 | | | 2025-06-11 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 21 | 10 | | | 2025-06-11 | Senate | ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-351) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT | fail | 11 | 20 | | ## Actions (9) - 2025-06-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 354 - 2025-06-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-12: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-12: Reports READ.On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 450(Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-308). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-11: Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 464 Yeas 21 - Nays 10 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) READ Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 465 Yeas 11 - Nays 20 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-09: Reports READ Senator CURRY of Waldo moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-308) Report. Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-308), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-308), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0403&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD913-132 (as of 2026-10-17).