{"id":3773,"date":"2026-07-16T22:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:07:09","slug":"massachusetts-governor-introduces-noah-kahan-inspired-legislation-to-cap-ticket-scalping-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3773","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Governor Introduces Noah Kahan-Inspired Legislation to Cap Ticket Scalping Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tMassachusetts governor Maura Healey announced new legislation on Thursday focused on reigning in ticket scalping and limiting how much a concert ticket can be resold for on the secondary market. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3771\">Netflix Is Not Launching a FAST Offering \u2026 Yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHealey announced the \u201cGreat Divide Act\u201d (a reference to the name of New England icon Noah Kahan\u2018s latest album) on Thursday, which if put into law would cap concert ticket resale prices at 110 percent of a ticket\u2019s original face value, meaning a $100 ticket would only be able to be re-sold for at most $110. Beyond the face value pricing, the bill also stipulates that fees on resale sites cannot exceed 10 percent of the total ticket price. The bill would also outlaw \u201cspeculative tickets,\u201d where brokers list tickets for sale that they don\u2019t actually have yet.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHealey called the legislation \u201can act to close the great divide between ticket prices and actual affordability.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\tKahan himself provided a brief video statement that aired during the press conference, where he voiced his support for the new legislation. \u201cThe artist community and fans greatly benefit from limiting ticket scalping,\u201d the singer said. \u201cI love my fans and I want to protect them however I can. Artists alone could not tackle the market manipulation of secondary resellers, so thank you so much for making this a priority in Massachusetts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKahan has been a vocal proponent in ticket affordability for music fans, also lending his voice for a similar bill that had passed in his home state of Vermont earlier this summer. Outside of legislation, for his latest tour,\u00a0Kahan used an identity check software on Ticketmaster in an attempt to stop bots from buying up tickets, and he also implemented a face value exchange so that tickets can only be resold for the price they were originally purchased for.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHealey said she\u2019d be placing the Great Divide Act into the state\u2019s supplemental spending bill, and it still needs approval from the state\u2019s legislature to go into effect. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3769\">NBC and ABC Won\u2019t Carry Trump Primetime Election Speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cFar too many Massachusetts residents have experienced the pain of being excited to buy tickets to see their favorite singer or sports team, only to realize that resale prices and fees have driven up the cost to outrageous levels,\u201d Healey said in a statement. \u201cOr how about when you do purchase tickets from a reseller, only to get to the venue to realize the seller never actually transfers them to you? Enough is enough. We are taking action to lower ticket resale prices so Massachusetts fans can better afford to see their favorite performer or team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKahan just played four sold-out nights at Fenway Park last week, and Healey had previously declared July 11, 2026 to be \u201cNoah Kahan Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMassachusetts marks the latest in an ongoing trend of states across the country seeking to adopt more aggressive policies to combat ticket scalping. Alongside issues like dynamic ticket prices, high fees and long online queues, the resale market is one of the most prominent areas that has caused significant fan frustration around the live music business. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlong with Vermont, fellow New England state Maine also adopted similar laws this year, while California and New York introduced pending legislation of its own as well. Washington, D.C.\u2019s council unanimously passed a similar bill on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3768\">Netflix Stock Hits 52-Week Low On Q2 Earnings Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts governor Maura Healey announced legislation that seeks to cap markups for concert tickets from scalpers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[976],"class_list":["post-3773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-noah-kahan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Massachusetts Governor Introduces Noah Kahan-Inspired Legislation to Cap Ticket Scalping Prices - 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