Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agent Act Moves Forward

Legislative Bill 292, the Nebraska Uniform Athlete Agent Act, was advanced by lawmakers today on a 40-0 vote. The Unicameral Update, the Nebraska Legislature's official news source, spread the word with Sports agent regulation bill advances.

The bill was introduced by Senator Steve Lathrop who, in his statement of interest, described the bill like this:

The purpose of Legislative Bill 292 is to adopt the Uniform Athlete Agents Act. The Act, which has been adopted by 38 other states, provides for the uniform registration, certification, and background checks of sports agents seeking to represent student athletes who are or may be eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics.

The bill's passage was also covered by the Omaha World-Herald in its article - With Chambers gone, sports agent bill runs up the score. Termed-out State Senator Ernie Chambers consistently prevented the passage of similar passage.

More information about LB 292 is available here.