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SF146Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 49.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Passed

Introduced by Technology

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 49.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1051.

June 6, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 28, 2025

50

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Rocky De Witt1Yes
Jeff Taylor2Yes
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Yes
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 148.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 156.

  3. Amendment S-3001 filed, adopted. S.J. 232.

  4. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 232.

  5. Immediate message. S.J. 236.

  6. Message from Senate. H.J. 300.

  7. Read first time, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. H.J. 306.

  8. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 883.

  9. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 884.

  10. Placed on calendar. H.J. 884.

  11. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.

  12. Amendment H-1270 filed. H.J. 1035.

  13. Amendment H-1274 filed. H.J. 1036.

  14. Amendments H-1270 and H-1274 adopted. H.J. 1049.

  15. Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 1049.

  16. Immediate message. H.J. 1050.

  17. Message from House, with amendment S-3137. S.J. 878.

  18. Senate concurred with S-3137. S.J. 905.

  19. Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. S.J. 906.

  20. Immediate message. S.J. 906.

  21. Message from Senate. H.J. 1075.

  22. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050.

  23. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1051.

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