Press Release

For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
 
Contact: Meredith Craig
(972) 906-7441
www.iaam.org


Oregon Legislative Alert: House Bill 2673

Coppell, TX— The Oregon Legislative Assembly has a bill scheduled for debate tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, that will require venue owners and operators to notify the public in an advertisement about the number of tickets available to the public for each entertainment event at their facility. The venue owner or operator is also required to list the price of tickets in each category that are available for sale and list the tickets that are not available for sale for each event. There is also a section for the reseller of event tickets. Non-compliance makes it a violation of the Oregon unlawful business practice statute. Please read House Bill 2673 which is attached to this email message.

The definitions of "venue" and "entertainment event" are very broad. Venue includes privately or publicly owned facilities and includes halls, auditoriums, ballrooms, clubs, theaters, stadiums, arenas, racetracks, museums, parks, amusement parks and other places used for events. The term "Entertainment event" includes sporting events, recreation shows, amusement events, theatrical or musical performances, concerts, films, games and rides.

Please oppose this bill immediately. This proposed legislation is extremely burdensome on the entire venue and event industry in the State of Oregon.

The International Association of Assembly Managers is the world's largest professional association dedicated to issues relevant to the management of public assembly venues. Members of the association manage public assembly venues such as amphitheaters, arenas, auditoriums, convention centers/exhibit halls, performing arts venues, stadiums and university complexes; or provide products, services or attractions to support the industry. IAAM has more than 3,600 members worldwide. More information is available at www.iaam.org.  

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