S.B. 293
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SENATE BILL NO. 293–SENATOR LANGE
MARCH 6, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to intercollegiate
athletics. (BDR 34-1088)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to the
compensation of student athletes for use of their name,
image or likeness; revising provisions relating to contracts
for compensation for the use of the name, image or
likeness of student athletes; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law prohibits a public or private institution that offers educational 1
services beyond the secondary level from: (1) upholding or enforcing certain rules 2
that prevent student athletes from being compensated for the use of the name, 3
image or likeness of the student athlete by the institution or a national collegiate 4
association; (2) compensating a current student athlete of the institution for the use 5
of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete; or (3) altering, withholding or 6
otherwise reducing the amount of a scholarship awarded to a student athlete 7
because the student athlete is compensated for the use of the name, image or 8
likeness of the student athlete by the institution or a national collegiate athletic 9
association. (NRS 398.045, 398.300) Section 1 of this bill eliminates these 10
prohibitions. 11
Existing law authorizes a student athlete to enter into a contract with an 12
organization other than an institution or a national collegiate athletic association 13
that provides for the student athlete to be compensated for the use of the name, 14
image or likeness of the student athlete. (NRS 398.310) Section 2 of this bill 15
authorizes a student athlete to enter into such a contract with an institution or a 16
national collegiate athletic association. 17
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 398.300 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
398.300 1. An institution shall not: 2
(a) Uphold or enforce any rule of a national collegiate athletic 3
association that prevents a student athlete enrolled in the institution 4
from being compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness 5
of the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution 6
or a national collegiate athletic association; 7
(b) Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, prevent a 8
student athlete from being compensated for the use of the name, 9
image or likeness of the student athlete; 10
(c) Compensate a prospective [or current] student athlete of the 11
institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student 12
athlete; 13
(d) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional 14
services; or 15
(e) Alter, withhold or otherwise reduce the amount of a 16
scholarship awarded to a student athlete solely because a student 17
athlete is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of 18
the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution or 19
a national collegiate athletic association or because the student 20
athlete obtains professional services. 21
2. An institution may: 22
(a) Adopt a policy that imposes reasonable restrictions on a 23
student athlete entering into a contract pursuant to NRS 398.310 that 24
provides for the student athlete to be compensated for the use of the 25
name, image or likeness of the student athlete with an organization 26
or person whose goods, services or mission are contrary to the 27
mission of the institution; and 28
(b) Prohibit a student athlete from being compensated for the 29
use of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete if the use of 30
the name, image or likeness is related to official activities of the 31
institution or intercollegiate sports at the institution. 32
3. A national collegiate athletic association shall not: 33
(a) Prevent a student athlete enrolled at an institution from 34
participating in intercollegiate sports solely because the student 35
athlete is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of 36
the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution or 37
the national collegiate athletic association; 38
(b) Prevent an institution from being a member of or 39
participating in the activities of the national collegiate athletic 40
association solely because a student athlete who is enrolled at the 41
institution is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness 42
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of the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution 1
or the national collegiate athletic association; 2
(c) Compensate a prospective [or current] student athlete of an 3
institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student 4
athlete; or 5
(d) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional 6
services. 7
4. As used in this section, “professional services” includes, 8
without limitation, representation regarding contracts or other legal 9
matters, including, without limitation, representation provided by an 10
attorney or an athlete agent registered pursuant to chapter 398A of 11
NRS. 12
Sec. 2. NRS 398.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
398.310 1. A student athlete may enter into a contract with an 14
organization , [other than] an institution or a national collegiate 15
athletic association that provides for the student athlete to be 16
compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of the 17
student athlete. A contract entered into pursuant to this subsection 18
may not conflict with any provision of a contract between the 19
student athlete and the institution in which the student athlete is 20
enrolled. 21
2. A student athlete who enters into a contract pursuant to 22
subsection 1 must disclose the contract to the institution in which 23
the student athlete is enrolled. 24
3. If the institution in which the student athlete is enrolled 25
alleges that a provision of a contract entered into pursuant to 26
subsection 1 conflicts with a provision of a contract between the 27
student athlete and the institution, the institution shall inform the 28
student athlete and, if the student athlete has legal representation, 29
the attorney of the student athlete of the alleged conflict. 30
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 31
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