By making it illegal to sell overly expensive tickets, AB 1720 is aimed at making resale tickets more affordable for fans. AdvertisementBoth bills aim to better regulate the state’s resale ticketing market. Over the last several years, high ticket prices have been a recurring complaint among concertgoers. Some critics see this surge of ticketing legislation as a way to distract from Ticketmaster/Live Nation’s legal troubles and single out the resale market. “Caps will decimate resale, the only market with competition, and hand Live Nation even more power to jack up ticket fees.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 07, 2026 17:20 UTC