Through a new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate, students will be permitted to resell athletic tickets -- such as Penn State football game tickets -- through certain Web sites without cost regulation.

Under the current law, tickets cannot be resold through Web sites such as Ticketmaster, StubHub or eBay for more than 25 percent or $5 more than face value, whichever is greater.

The proposed bill is currently in the House after being approved by the Senate.

Greg Myford, associate athletic director for marketing and communications, said if passed, the bill would likely have an effect on football ticket sales.

Myford said that the practice of reselling is so widespread already that the new measure will not dramatically change how tickets are resold.

People have been able to find a way to resell their football tickets, and this measure will not result in additional tickets being available, Myford said.

"Either way, Penn State athletics and the university certainly do not support or endorse those who choose to resell their tickets at dramatically increased prices," Myford said.

State Sen. Ted Erikson (R-Delaware and Chester counties) said that this bill will get rid of the federal regulation on ticket resale prices.

Erikson, who co-sponsored the bill and spoke for it on the floor when it passed, said the operator of the Web site will be required to have a business presence in the commonwealth as well as a street address posted on its Web site.

There will be a consumer guarantee in the case that the event is canceled or if the ticket is found to be counterfeit.

For example, if someone describes the ticket and it turns out not to be legitimate, the buyer is then able to get his or her refund, he said.

The person reselling the ticket must meet specific "physical presence requirements and provide a consumer guarantee and refund in the event that the ticket is invalid or the event is cancelled," according to a press release explaining the proposed bill.

This bill is a major step for Pennsylvania, which is one of only 15 states that regulates ticket prices, according to the press release.

"Each local jurisdiction governs the resale of tickets," Bonnie Poindexter, spokeswoman for Ticketmaster, said.

"As a global ticket company we support our clients, their initiatives and their objectives."