Tribute bands are allowed to perform if concert advertising does not mislead.
Otherwise, Attorney General Tom Corbett is authorized to stop performances and impose fines of $5,000 to $15,000.
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Robert Robbins, R-Mercer. It unanimously passed the House and Senate.
Critics of the measure said legislators shouldn't waste time passing laws that have little to do with Pennsylvania when there are more pressing issues on the table, like tax reform and gaming ethics.
The law could become a model for the rest of the country, said officials from the Vocal Music Group Hall of Fame in Mercer County Pennsylvania
The Platters, The Drifters and The Coasters are the bands most frequently imitated.
