Under existing law, an athlete agent, with the intent to influence a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, to enter an agency contract may not furnish anything of value to the athlete prior to entering into an agency contract.
A violation of this prohibition is a Class B or Class C felony, depending upon whether the agent is registered in this state.
This bill would allow an athlete agent registered in this state who is also certified by a national association that promotes or regulates intercollegiate athletics and establishes eligibility standards for participation in a sport by a student athlete to provide expenses of a student athlete, family members of the student athlete, and individuals of a class of individuals authorized to receive the expenses by the national association that certified the agent incurred prior to the signing of an agency contract if the expenses are for the benefit of an athlete who is a member of a class of athletes authorized to receive the benefit by the national association that certified the agent and the expenses are of a type and for a purpose authorized by the association.
Assigned Act No. 2019-504.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1179
Third Reading Passed
Acted on by State Government as Favorable
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 131
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 130
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Allen motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Allen Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Allen motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
Allen Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature