Another Update on Name, Image, and Likeness Laws: 19 States Have NIL Legislation, 4 States Have NIL Legislation on the Governor’s Desk, 16 States Have NIL Legislation Pending, and 11 States Have No NIL Legislation
Governor of Texas Signs Name, Image, and Likeness Bill into Law
June 15, 2021The NCAA Committee on Infractions Has Spoken: University of Idaho
June 18, 2021
With the possibility of federal legislation looming, states have not slowed their progress to permit student-athletes enrolled in colleges and universities to receive payment for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL”). The laws enacted vary somewhat from state-to-state, but the common themes permit student-athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses, to hire representatives to represent student-athletes’ interests, and student-athletes may not be compelled to forfeit their rights in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. At present, the following nineteen (19) states have NIL legislation in place:
- Alabama (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Arizona (Effective July 23, 2021)
- Arkansas (Effective January 1, 2022)
- California (Effective January 1, 2023)
- Colorado (Effective January 1, 2023)
- Florida (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Georgia (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Maryland (Effective July 1, 2023)
- Michigan (Effective December 31, 2022)
- Mississippi (Effective July 1, 2021)
- Montana (Effective June 1, 2023)
- Oklahoma (Eligible Immediately, but not later than July 1, 2023)
- Nebraska (Eligible Immediately, but not later than July 1, 2023)
- Nevada (Effective January 1, 2022)
- New Jersey (Effective in 2025 – 5th Academic Year after Passage)
- New Mexico (Effective July 1, 2021)
- South Carolina (Effective July 1, 2022)
- Tennessee (Effective January 1, 2022)
- Texas (Effective July 1, 2021)
Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri currently have bills waiting for signatures of their governors that are expected to be signed any day.
The following states have pending bills that have not yet been approved: Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.
The following states have yet to propose bills: Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
For any questions, feel free to contact Christian Dennie at cdennie@bgsfirm.com .
