North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H543: Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents.
Status: Introduced, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act to require a criminal history record check for athlete agents.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK FOR ATHLETE AGENTS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 9 of Chapter 78C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 78C-89.1. Criminal history record check. (a) All applicants for registration or renewal of registration as an athlete agent in this State shall consent to a criminal history record check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history record check may constitute grounds for the Secretary of State to deny a certificate of registration to an applicant. The Board shall provide to the State Bureau of Investigation the fingerprints of the applicant to be checked, a form signed by the applicant consenting to the criminal history record check and the use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories, and any additional information required by the State Bureau of Investigation. The Board shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential. (b) The cost of the criminal history record check and the fingerprinting shall be paid by the applicant. The Secretary of State shall collect any fees required by the State Bureau of Investigation and shall remit the fees to the State Bureau of Investigation for expenses associated with conducting the …
Sponsors
- Smith, Charles (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Willis, David (R, 68) · primary sponsor
- Hall, Kyle (R, 91) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Dew, Aisha O. (D, 107)
- Jeffers, B. Ray (D, 2)
- Johnson-Hostler, Monika (D, 33)
- Logan, Carolyn G. (D, 101)
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref Com On Finance
- : Reptd Fav
- : Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COUNCIL OF STATE, SPORTS, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC, SECRETARY OF STATE, COMMUNICATIONS, LICENSING & CERTIFICATION, CRIMINAL RECORDS
Common questions
- What is H543?
- H543 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents.
- What does H543 do?
- In its own words: An act to require a criminal history record check for athlete agents.
- What is the status of H543?
- Introduced as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored H543?
- Smith, Charles (D, 44), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H543?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H543
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