If you're feeling like Taylor Swift is everywhere these days, you're not wrong — as the pop mega-star is now even codified into state law in Minnesota. No, it's not legally required to love her music (although judging by her airplay on radio stations and streaming services it might feel that way). The new “Taylor Swift law”, officially entitled House File 1989, centers on ticketing protections for consumers wishing to purchase seats online to entertainment-related events.

Signed into law on Tuesday by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the bill certainly takes a cue from Swift with the 1989 reference — the year she was born as well as the title of her best-selling album. But the new law applies to online ticketing practices for all concerts, sporting events and other live shows in Minnesota.

The law came about in response to a legislator's failed attempt — like so many of her constituents — to buy tickets to Swift's 2023 The Eras concert in Minneapolis. Democratic Rep. Kelly Moller, the chief author of the bill, was part of the Ticketmaster debacle of 2022 when tickets to Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour went on sale and the ticket seller's website promptly crashed from the huge demand and attacks from bots that tried to buy tickets in bulk for resale at inflated prices.

As part of the terms of the new bill, ticket sellers will be required to disclose all feeds up front. In addition, all ticket resellers will be prohibited from selling more than one copy of a ticket.

House File 1989 was signed into law by the governor at a well-known music venue in downtown Minneapolis called First Avenue.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that we would be at a bill signing for House File 1989 at First Avenue,” said Rep. Moller, getting in on the fun of dropping a reference to a Taylor Swift song whenever the opportunity strikes.

Gov. Walz added that the new law is “protection so you don’t get a bad ticket, a fraudulent ticket, and resellers can’t snatch them all up before you get an opportunity.”

While Ticketmaster and/or Taylor Swift's camp have yet to comment on the new law in Minnesota, the Associated Press did get a quote from Jessica Roey, a spokesperson for StubHub, who emailed the outlet stating, “StubHub has long advocated for legislation that protects fans from anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices in the ticket buying process.”

She further added, “We share the goals of HF1989 and look forward to continuing discussions with policymakers to advance policies that provide more transparency, more control, and more choice for ticket buyers.”

Ticketmaster, look what you just made Minnesota do. Sounds like when the next Taylor Swift concert rolls into town, the ticket buying process should be a little easier thanks to House File 1989.