On June 16, 2021, the Ohio Senate unanimously voted in favor of Senate Bill-187, a bill attempting to bring the state of Ohio even with the 22 other states who have NIL bills already passed and slotted to go into effect.
On June 16, 2021, the Ohio Senate unanimously voted in favor of Senate Bill-187, a bill attempting to bring the state of Ohio even with the 22 other states who have NIL bills already passed and slotted to go into effect.
Pennsylvania first brought NIL legislation onto the senate floor back in 2019, with the Fair Pay to Play Act.
On April 16, 2021, Governor Tate Reeves signed into law Bill 2313, allowing student athletes in the state of Mississippi to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, and likenesses.
On June 29, 2021, the Oregon State Senate and state House approved Bill 5 by 23-6 and 51-7 votes, respectively.
The state of Washington is an anomaly amongst the other universities about which we have written because…well, they don’t have an NIL law in action just yet.
On May 28, 2021, the Texas State Senate approved Bill 1385 by a 28-2 vote.
Student Athlete NIL (SANIL) worked with Icon Source to broker this deal. Jason Belzer, a former Forbes contributor and managing partner of SANIL, says this deal sets a precedent for future deals in the media space.
While the California NIL Law is certainly unique in its own right, one aspect it has over others states is the fact that Lebron James himself hosted the original 2019 bill-signing ceremony.
On April 20, 2021, Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed into law a name, image, and likeness (NIL) bill, making Alabama the tenth state to join the movement of allowing athletes to receive compensation for NIL.