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To: Judiciary, Division A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026
By: Senator(s) Barrett
SENATE BILL NO. 2377
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-42-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO PENALIZE PERSONS OR ENTITIES THAT ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF AN 2
ATHLETE AGENT WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENT LAW 3
AND BEING ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; AND FOR RELATED 4
PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. Section 73-42-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 7
amended as follows: 8
73-42-13. (1) After proper notice and an opportunity for a 9
hearing, the Secretary of State may deny, suspend, revoke or 10
refuse to renew a registration for conduct that would have 11
justified denial of registration under Section 73-42-11(3) or for 12
a violation of any provision of this chapter. 13
(2) (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint at least one 14
(1) hearing officer for the purpose of holding hearings, compiling 15
evidence and rendering decisions under this section and Section 16
73-42-11. The hearing officer shall fix the date for an 17
adjudicatory hearing and notify the athlete agent involved. The 18
hearing shall be held at a location to be designated by the 19
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hearing officer. Unless the time period is extended by the 20
hearing officer, the hearing shall be held not less than fifteen 21
(15) nor more than thirty (30) days after the mailing of notice to 22
the athlete agent involved. At the conclusion of the hearing, the 23
hearing officer shall make a recommendation regarding the 24
registration of the athlete agent involved. The Secretary of 25
State shall then take appropriate action by final order. 26
(b) Any athlete agent whose application for 27
registration has been denied or not renewed, or whose registration 28
has been revoked or suspended by the Secretary of State, within 29
thirty (30) days after the date of such final order, shall have 30
the right of a trial de novo on appeal to the circuit court in 31
Mississippi in the county of residence of the athlete agent, the 32
student-athlete, or the educational institution. If the 33
secretary's final order is supported by substantial evidence and 34
does not violate a state or federal law, then it shall be affirmed 35
by the circuit court. Either party shall have the right of appeal 36
to the Supreme Court as provided by law from any decision of the 37
circuit court. No athlete agent shall be allowed to deliver 38
services to a student-athlete domiciled or residing in Mississippi 39
while any such appeal is pending. 40
(3) In addition to the reasons specified in subsection (1) 41
of this section, the secretary shall be authorized to suspend the 42
registration of any person for being out of compliance with an 43
order for support, as defined in Section 93-11-153. The procedure 44
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for suspension of a registration for being out of compliance with 45
an order for support, and the procedure for the reissuance or 46
reinstatement of a registration suspended for that purpose, and 47
the payment of any fees for the reissuance or reinstatement of a 48
registration suspended for that purpose, shall be governed by 49
Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be. Actions taken 50
by the secretary in suspending the registration of a person when 51
required by Section 93-11-157 are not actions from which an appeal 52
may be taken under this section. Any appeal of a registration 53
suspension that is required by Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 54
shall be taken in accordance with the appeal procedure specified 55
in Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be, rather than 56
the procedure specified in this section. If there is any conflict 57
between any provision of Section 93-11-157 or 93-11-163 and any 58
provision of this chapter, the provisions of Section 93-11-157 or 59
93-11-163, as the case may be, shall control. 60
(4) Any person, persons, company or entity performing any 61
acts to engage in the business of an athlete agent without 62
complying with the requirements of this chapter and being issued a 63
certificate of registration under Section 73-42-11 or 73-42-15 64
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand 65
Dollars ($25,000.00) and shall be barred from registering under 66
this chapter for three (3) years from the date that finding of the 67
Secretary of State under subsection (2) of this section is final, 68
including the exhaustion of any appeals. 69
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ST: Uniform Athlete Agents Law; penalize
persons providing services without registering
under.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 70
and after July 1, 2026. 71