“Taylor Swift Bill”, clever to the governor's desk

The IOWA legislators gave their last allusion to the legislation, which aimed to ban the use of automated bots for the online purchase of tickets on Monday.

The proposal, which is known as Senate File 146, would ban the development or use of software programs that have used buying limits, digital queues, pre -sale access codes or other tools to control ticket sales. If he comes into force, the law would require ticketing platforms to report violations within five days, subject to the judgment of the Attorney General of IOWA.

Criminals could be prosecuted according to the state's consumer fraud laws.

The invoice was introduced in response to important ticketing problems during the Taylor Swift tour of 2023 Eras when fans accused automated bots and scalpers for the availability of a limited ticket. Similar laws were taken into account both at the state and federal level – Minnesota adopted its own “Taylor Swift Act” in January. The Federal Trade Commission indicates a recently signed by President Donald Trump at the beginning of the month to enforce transparency throughout the Ticket purchase process and promises to strengthen the enforcement of the Better online ticket sales (bots), which is aimed at Scalpers to buy automated software, and to inflated prices for sale.

Iowas invoice was adopted on Monday without an opposition.

Senator Sarah Trone Garriott, D-Windsor Heights, praised the cross-party efforts with references to quick songs.

“Bots had a wonderful time to ruin everything,” she said. “Iowans had to be hunters with cell phones to get their tickets, and it is a ruthless game unless they play it well and right – and Iowans know that only too well. It is as if you are trying to solve a crossword and realize that there is no correct answer.”

The measure now goes to the governor for approval before it can be right.

While Swift has never played at an event location in Iowa, another legislative template aims to change this through legislation.

The Senate file 621, which would create a scholarship program to make the state more competitive, if it was offered by big events, including concerts, the Senate Committee unanimously brought up last week.

“They are Taylor Swift concerts at Kinnick,” said the sponsor of the draft law, Senator Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville. “It would bring us to the market to organize such events and it would make us competitive with other countries.”

The legislation would set up a program that provides charitable organizations of IOWA financial support that promotes economic development and tourism during the tendering process for large events.