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HB 1505STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation for name, image, or likeness.

Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes;compensation for name, image, or likeness. Makes several changesto existing provisions of law relating to compensation of a student-athleteat a public or private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth(institution) for the use of the name, image, or likeness of suchstudent-athlete, including (i) prohibiting any athletic association,athletic conference, or other organization with authority over intercollegiateathletics from preventing an institution, its supporting foundations,or an entity acting on its behalf from identifying, creating, negotiating,facilitating, supporting, engaging with, assisting with, or otherwiseenabling a name, image, or likeness opportunity for a student-athlete;(ii) requiring each institution to develop and submit to the institution'sgoverning board or similar governing body for approval policies orprocedures that govern the compensation of a student-athlete for the use of his name, image, or likeness; and (iii) permitting anyinstitution to provide assets, resources, or benefits as an incentiveto individuals, companies, or other entities to provide money, benefits,opportunities, or services to an outside entity that supports name,image, or likeness opportunities for the institution's student-athletes.

Voted: 4/17/2024

How representatives voted

554 yea·119 nay·10 other

Action history

  • 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)
  • 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 4/17/2024Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 4/17/2024Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 4/17/2024Reenrolled bill text (HB1505ER2)
  • 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  • 4/17/2024VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 1-N)
  • 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 1-N)
  • 4/17/2024Reenrolled