HB 543 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Criminal Background Check For Athlete Agents.

HB 543 requires all applicants for athlete agent registration in North Carolina to undergo a criminal history background check as a condition of obtaining or renewing their license. This directly affects individuals seeking to work as athlete agents within the state, including new applicants and those renewing existing registrations. The bill mandates that applicants pay a $250 fee for the check (as specified in Section 2 of the bill), consent to fingerprinting, and allows the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct the check using state and federal records. All background information remains confidential and is not considered a public record under North Carolina law.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025

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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to clarify responsibilities and strengthen enforcement mechanisms for athlete agent background checks. The changes shift authority from the Board to the Secretary of State for managing background checks, clarify who pays for the checks, and update fee amounts for athlete agent registrations. The bill also adds provisions for platform licensees to undergo criminal history checks.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes platform licensees alongside athlete agents for criminal background checks, expanding the scope of who must undergo screening.

REQUIREMENT

Changed responsibility for providing fingerprints and maintaining confidentiality from the Board to the Secretary of State, clarifying administrative roles.

Updated language to make refusal to consent to background checks grounds for automatic denial of registration, rather than just a potential ground.

FISCAL

Increased registration and renewal fees from $200 to $250 for all athlete agent application categories.

SCOPE

Added platform licensees to the list of individuals who must undergo criminal history record checks.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted bill structure and removed sponsor information, likely due to committee substitution process.

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Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Jun 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Finance

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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3 primary · 11 co-sponsors