SB10 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Athlete Agents, student athletes, negotiating enrollment at specific educational institutions prohibited, criminal penalties, registration with proof of league players association required, commission authorized to issue reprimands and additional penalties, Secs. 8-26A-2, 8-26A-4, 8-26A-5, 8-26A-6, 8-26A-9, 8-26A-10, 8-26A-11, 8-26A-13, 8-26A-14, 8-26A-15, 8-26A-17, 8-26A-30 am'd.

Summary

SB10 tightens Alabama's Uniform Athlete Agents Act by banning compensation-based enrollment negotiations for student-athletes at a specific institution, requiring league certification and bonds, expanding registration and penalties, and adding university representation to the regulatory commission.

What This Bill Does

Key changes include prohibiting an athlete agent from negotiating enrollment at a particular institution for compensation; requiring certification by the sport's professional league players' association (or a bond where no association exists); updating registration information and fees; and giving the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission powers to reprimand, suspend, or permanently ban agents for violations. It also adds Birmingham Southern College and Samford University to the Commission and notes that local-funding rules apply with an exception.

Who It Affects

• Student-athletes at Alabama colleges and universities, who would be protected from being steered to enroll by an agent for compensation and who would receive notices and disclosures related to agency contracts.
• Athlete agents, professional league players' associations, educational institutions, and the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission, who would face new certification, bonding or registration requirements, expanded penalties, and expanded governance.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits an athlete agent, for compensation, from negotiating enrollment of a student-athlete at a specific educational institution.
• Requires certification by the corresponding professional league players' association to be eligible as an athlete agent; if no such association exists for the sport, requires a bond.
• Updates registration information and fees for athlete agents and authorizes the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission to issue letters of reprimand and censure and to prohibit licensing after a third violation.
• Adds representatives from Birmingham Southern College and Samford University to the Alabama Athlete Agents Commission and outlines commission structure and governance.
• Notes that the bill involves a new or increased expenditure of local funds but is exempt from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 due to specified exceptions.
• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the bill is enacted.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Athlete Agents