Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced plans to file the "Great Divide Act," legislation that would cap concert and sports ticket resale prices at 110% of face value, following similar moves in Vermont and Maine. The bill, which has the backing of singer Noah Kahan, aims to curb aggressive scalping practices that have driven up ticket costs for fans, and would need approval from the state legislature as part of Healey's closeout supplemental budget.

The proposed law would limit resale platforms such as StubHub and SeatGeek to service fees of no more than 10% of the resale price, ban speculative ticket listings, and prohibit deceptive resale websites. Officials cited Kahan's recent four-night sellout run at Fenway Park, where tickets with a top face value of $400 (average $125) were resold for between $900 and $39,000. The bill's name references Kahan's album and tour "The Great Divide"; he previously campaigned for Vermont's equivalent law. The move follows growing US regulatory scrutiny of ticketing, including a 2025 FTC lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster and an April 2026 jury finding that the companies operated an illegal monopoly.