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MS SB2683

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bradford Blackmon

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a private cause of action allowing student-athletes who are coerced, defrauded, or misled into signing agency contracts to sue in circuit court for damages, costs, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief

  • Requires agency contracts exceeding $600 in value to be reviewed by the educational institution's compliance department before execution

  • Preserves the 14-day cancellation period for agency contracts, during which student-athletes can cancel without paying any consideration or returning inducements received from the agent

  • Mandates that both student-athletes and athlete agents notify the athletic director within 72 hours of entering an agency contract

  • Takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Student-athlete agency contracts; amend provisions related to and create private cause of action.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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