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A movement to keep the market open for second hand ticket sellers is hitting Florida.

A bill filed in Tallahassee would secure a persons right to resell tickets they’ve bought for a sporting events or concerts. Right now some artists and sports teams are moving to paperless tickets, which can only be claimed by the buyer, using a credit card and photo-ID. Chris Grimm, a spokesman with Fan Freedom, says paperless tickets limit a buyers resell options.

“When fans buy tickets they own them. They are their property and they have the right to do with those tickets as they choose. They can give them away. They can sell them. They can donate them to charity,” said Grimm.

Supporters of paperless tickets say they protect buyers because you can’t loose them. They’re also environmentally friendly. Michael Marion, President of the Fans First Coalition issued this statement.

“Artists, teams and venues select paperless tickets when they want to offer fans an opportunity to buy a great ticket at a great price. Paperless tickets restrict scalpers from ripping off fans. StubHub, their lobbying front group and other resellers should focus their energy fighting scalpers, not the technologies that prevent scalpers from getting tickets in the first place.” said Marion.