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| Bill | UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT | Creates the Uniform Athlete Agents Act. Requires agents for student athletes to register with the Department of Professional Regulation and establishes registration procedures, criteria, and requirements for these athlete agents. Provides that all information required by the Department of any applicant for registration, except financial information, is a public record. Authorizes the Department to issue a temporary registration while a registration application or renewal of registration is pending. Provides disciplinary grounds. Establishes requirements for agency contracts subject to the Act. Requires both the athlete agent and the student-athlete to promptly notify the appropriate educational institution after the contract is entered into. Provides an educational institution damaged by a violation of the Act with a civil remedy against the involved athlete agent and the student athlete. Establishes record-keeping requirements for athlete agents. Prohibits athlete agents from engaging in specified conduct, subject to criminal and administrative penalties. Includes other provisions. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 2542 | Illinois SB 2542 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2010-01-12 | 2010-07-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/7fe10bbc-9c27-4d63-9aee-c6a7ad7a0c9d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2542&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49239&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 41bb3607dc8f82ed4466a9be89c33cbde78d76b98721da82f9c443096d6f5236 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2542 (96th) — UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT
Creates the Uniform Athlete Agents Act. Requires agents for student athletes to register with the Department of Professional Regulation and establishes registration procedures, criteria, and requirements for these athlete agents. Provides that all information required by the Department of any applicant for registration, except financial information, is a public record. Authorizes the Department to issue a temporary registration while a registration application or renewal of registration is pending. Provides disciplinary grounds. Establishes requirements for agency contracts subject to the Act. Requires both the athlete agent and the student-athlete to promptly notify the appropriate educational institution after the contract is entered into. Provides an educational institution damaged by a violation of the Act with a civil remedy against the involved athlete agent and the student athlete. Establishes record-keeping requirements for athlete agents. Prohibits athlete agents from engaging in specified conduct, subject to criminal and administrative penalties. Includes other provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 98–17 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-01-12 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
filing - 2010-01-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-01-12 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-10 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2010-02-17 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2010-02-24 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2010-03-08 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-001
committee-passage - 2010-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- 2010-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-03-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010
- 2010-03-12 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- 2010-03-18 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi
amendment-passage - 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2010-03-18 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-18 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-18 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- 2010-04-08 Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- 2010-04-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2010-04-20 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-017-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-04-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2010-05-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1030
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7fe10bbc-9c27-4d63-9aee-c6a7ad7a0c9d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).