SB5 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. AllenSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Athlete agents, prior to signing an agency contract, allow certain expenses to be paid to student athlete or the family of the athlete, Sec. 8-26B-14 am'd.
Summary: The bill allows certain registered Alabama athlete agents to pay pre-signing expenses for student athletes or their families under strict rules and national association approvals.
What This Bill Does
It creates a limited exception to the rule that prohibits paying athletes before signing a contract, but only if the agent is certified and the expense follows national association and interscholastic rules. The payment must benefit an eligible athlete class and be of a type and purpose authorized by the national association, and for secondary school athletes, must be allowed by the relevant interscholastic group. It also maintains existing prohibitions on false information, improper recruitment, inadequate recordkeeping, and other contract-related missteps.

Who It Affects
Athlete agents registered in Alabama: may pay pre-signing expenses to a student athlete or their family if certified and all conditions are met.
Student athletes and their families: could receive pre-signing expenses under the specified national association and interscholastic rules.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 8-26B-14 to allow pre-signing expenses paid by certified athlete agents to student athletes or their families under defined conditions.
Expenses must benefit an athlete in an authorized class by the national association, be of a type and for a purpose authorized by the association, and for secondary school athletes, be allowed by the interscholastic association.
Prohibits: (a) false or misleading information, and furnishing value to the athlete before contract or to someone other than the athlete or a registered agent; (b) recruiting unregistered athletes, failing to maintain required records, failing to register, providing false registration information, predating or postdating contracts, and failing to notify about possible ineligibility before signing.
Requires registration and proper recordkeeping, and conditions the pre-signing payments on certification and adherence to the national association's rules.

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Subjects: Athlete Agents