Draft
Marketplace Uniformity Act
Section 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the term “online marketplace” means a person or entity that does both of the following:
- Provides for consideration, regardless of whether the consideration is deducted as a fee from the transaction, an online application, software, website, system, or other medium through which a good or service is advertised in this State or is offered to the public as available in this State.
- Provides, directly or indirectly, or maintains a platform for services by performing any of the following:
- (a) Providing a payment system that facilitates a transaction between two platform users.
- (b) Transmitting or otherwise communicating the offer or acceptance of a transaction between two platform users.
- (c) Owning or operating the electronic infrastructure or technology that brings two or more users together.
Section 2: Regulation of Online Marketplace.
A county or municipality may not:
- Regulate the operation of an online marketplace; or
- Require an online marketplace to provide personally identifiable information of its Internet platform users without an administrative subpoena or court order.
Nothing in this subchapter prevents a state from regulating the operations of marketplaces for the purpose of public safety and tax collection.