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.
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.
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.
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.
Despite a flip-flopping senate and multiple changes to potential NIL law, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law that added Florida as one of the many states joining the movement of allowing athletes to receive compensation for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).
When Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 617, Georgia became one of the many states joining the movement of allowing athletes to receive compensation for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).
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 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 29, 2021, the Oregon State Senate and state House approved Bill 5 by 23-6 and 51-7 votes, respectively.
Pennsylvania first brought NIL legislation onto the senate floor back in 2019, with the Fair Pay to Play Act.
