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SB2683 • 2026

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

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-42-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT AN AGENCY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN A STUDENT-ATHLETE AND AN ATHLETE AGENT FROM CONTAINING AN EXCLUSIVITY CLAUSE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE STUDENT-ATHLETE'S PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AGENCY CONTRACT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT BEFORE EXECUTION; TO CREATE A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION IN A CIRCUIT COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION FOR A STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO IS COERCED, DEFRAUDED OR MISLED INTO ENTERING AN AGENCY CONTRACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 73-42-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Blackmon
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and will not become law, so it does not have a specific effective date or further details on enforcement mechanisms.

Rules for Student-Athlete Contracts

This bill changes rules about contracts between student-athletes and sports agents to protect students from unfair agreements.

What This Bill Does

  • It stops contracts that make a student-athlete only work with one agent after they finish school.
  • It requires schools to review big contracts before the student signs them.
  • It lets students sue if someone tricks, forces, or deceives them into signing a contract.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Student-athletes who want to sign contracts with sports agents.
  • Schools that have student-athletes under their program.

Terms To Know

Agency contract
A deal between a student-athlete and someone who helps them get jobs or money in sports.
Exclusivity clause
A part of a contract that says the athlete can only work with one agent for a long time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not become law.
  • It does not specify what happens if schools do not review contracts as required.
  • Details about how students can sue are not fully explained in the summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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To: Judiciary, Division A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Blackmon

SENATE BILL NO. 2683

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-42-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO PROHIBIT AN AGENCY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN A 2
STUDENT-ATHLETE AND AN ATHLETE AGENT FROM CONTAINING AN 3
EXCLUSIVITY CLAUSE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE STUDENT-ATHLETE'S 4
PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AGENCY CONTRACT SHALL BE 5
MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION'S 6
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT BEFORE EXECUTION; TO CREATE A CIVIL CAUSE OF 7
ACTION IN A CIRCUIT COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION FOR A 8
STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO IS COERCED, DEFRAUDED OR MISLED INTO ENTERING 9
AN AGENCY CONTRACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 73-42-23, MISSISSIPPI 10
CODE OF 1972, FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 11
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 12
SECTION 1. Section 73-42-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 13
amended as follows: 14
73-42-19. (1) An agency contract must be in a record, 15
signed by the parties. 16
(2) An agency contract must state or contain: 17
(a) The amount and method of calculating the 18
consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be 19
provided by the athlete agent under the contract and any other 20
consideration or anything of value that the athlete agent has 21
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received or will receive from any other source for entering into 22
the contract or for providing the services; 23
(b) The name of any person not listed in the 24
application for registration or renewal who will be compensated 25
because the student-athlete signed the agency contract; 26
(c) A description of any expenses that the 27
student-athlete agrees to reimburse; 28
(d) A description of the services to be provided to the 29
student-athlete; 30
(e) The duration of the contract; and 31
(f) The date of execution. 32
(3) An agency contract shall not contain an exclusivity 33
clause that extends beyond the student-athlete's period of 34
eligibility. 35
( * * *4) An agency contract must contain, in close 36
proximity to the signature of the student-athlete, a conspicuous 37
notice in boldface type in capital letters stating: 38
WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE 39
IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT: 40
* * *{1} YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A 41
STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT UNLESS THIS CONTRACT IS SERVING AS A 42
PUBLICITY RIGHTS AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-97-103; 43
* * *{2} BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT ARE REQUIRED TO 44
TELL YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, 45
WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ENTERING INTO AN AGENCY CONTRACT; AND 46
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* * *{3} YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER 47
SIGNING IT. CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR 48
ELIGIBILITY. 49
( * * *5) An agency contract that does not conform to this 50
section is voidable by the student-athlete. 51
( * * *6) The athlete agent shall give a copy of the signed 52
agency contract to the student-athlete at the time of signing. 53
(7) Before execution, an agency contract that exceeds a 54
value of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) shall be made available for 55
review by the educational institution's compliance department. 56
SECTION 2. (1) A student-athlete who is coerced, defrauded 57
or misled into entering an agency contract has a right of action 58
in a circuit court of competent jurisdiction. In an action under 59
this section, the court may award to the prevailing party damages, 60
costs, reasonable attorney's fees and injunctive relief. 61
(2) A right of action under this section does not accrue 62
until the student-athlete discovers or by the exercise of 63
reasonable diligence would have discovered the act or omission 64
that gives rise to the cause of action authorized in subsection 65
(1) of this section. 66
(3) This chapter does not restrict rights, remedies or 67
defenses of any person under law or equity. 68
SECTION 3. Section 73-42-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 69
brought forward as follows: 70
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ST: Student-athlete agency contracts; amend
provisions related to and create private cause
of action.
73-42-23. (1) A student-athlete may cancel an agency 71
contract by giving notice to the athlete agent of the cancellation 72
within fourteen (14) days after the date the contract is signed. 73
(2) A student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel any 74
agency contract. 75
(3) If a student-athlete cancels an agency contract, the 76
student-athlete is not required to pay any consideration under the 77
contract or to return any consideration received from the athlete 78
agent to induce the student-athlete to enter into the contract. 79
SECTION 4. Section 2 of this act shall be codified within 80
Chapter 42, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. 81
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from 82
and after July 1, 2026. 83