(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2025)
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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; making confidential certain
information and contracts relating to the compensation of
student athletes for the use of their name, image or
likeness; 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 an organization other than the institution 4
or a national collegiate association; (2) compensating a current student athlete of 5
the institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete; or 6
(3) altering, withholding or otherwise reducing the amount of a scholarship 7
awarded to a student athlete because the student athlete is compensated for the use 8
of the name, image or likeness of the student athlete by an organization other than 9
the institution or a national collegiate athletic association. (NRS 398.045, 398.300) 10
Section 1 of this bill eliminates these 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. Section 2 also provides that any gift, 17
donation, bequest, grant or other source of money received by a university 18
foundation which is specifically designated for supporting any aspect of the name, 19
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image or likeness of a student athlete must only be used for the purpose specified 20
by the donor. Sections 2 and 2.5 of this bill provide that such contracts entered into 21
by a student athlete and materials relating to such contracts are confidential and are 22
not public records. 23
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
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the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution or 1
the national collegiate athletic association; 2
(b) Prevent an institution from being a member of or 3
participating in the activities of the national collegiate athletic 4
association solely because a student athlete who is enrolled at the 5
institution is compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness 6
of the student athlete by an organization , [other than] the institution 7
or the national collegiate athletic association; 8
(c) Compensate a prospective [or current] student athlete of an 9
institution for the use of the name, image or likeness of the student 10
athlete; or 11
(d) Prevent a student athlete from obtaining professional 12
services. 13
4. As used in this section, “professional services” includes, 14
without limitation, representation regarding contracts or other legal 15
matters, including, without limitation, representation provided by an 16
attorney or an athlete agent registered pursuant to chapter 398A of 17
NRS. 18
Sec. 2. NRS 398.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
398.310 1. A student athlete may enter into a contract with an 20
organization , [other than] an institution or a national collegiate 21
athletic association that provides for the student athlete to be 22
compensated for the use of the name, image or likeness of the 23
student athlete. A contract entered into pursuant to this subsection 24
may not conflict with any provision of a contract between the 25
student athlete and the institution in which the student athlete is 26
enrolled. 27
2. A student athlete who enters into a contract pursuant to 28
subsection 1 must disclose the contract to the institution in which 29
the student athlete is enrolled. 30
3. If the institution in which the student athlete is enrolled 31
alleges that a provision of a contract entered into pursuant to 32
subsection 1 conflicts with a provision of a contract between the 33
student athlete and the institution, the institution shall inform the 34
student athlete and, if the student athlete has legal representation, 35
the attorney of the student athlete of the alleged conflict. 36
4. The following records are confidential and are not public 37
records pursuant to NRS 239.010: 38
(a) A contract entered into by a student athlete with an 39
institution pursuant to subsection 1; 40
(b) A contract disclosed by a student athlete to an institution 41
pursuant to subsection 2; and 42
(c) Any communications and materials relating to a contract: 43
(1) Entered into by a student athlete with an institution 44
pursuant to subsection 1; and 45
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(2) Disclosed by a student athlete to an institution pursuant 1
to subsection 2. 2
5. Any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money 3
received by a university foundation which is specifically 4
designated for supporting any aspect of the name, image or 5
likeness of a student athlete must only be used for the purpose 6
specified by the donor, within the scope of the powers and duties 7
of the university foundation. 8
6. As used in this section, “university foundation” has the 9
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 396.405. 10
Sec. 2.5. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 12
NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 13
49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 14
62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 15
80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 16
87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 17
88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 18
116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 19
119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 20
120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 21
127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 22
130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 23
176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 24
176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 25
179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 26
200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 27
209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 28
213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 29
218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 30
224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 31
231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 32
239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 33
239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 34
239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 35
244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 36
250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 37
269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 38
281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 39
286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 40
293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 41
293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 42
332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 43
338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 44
353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 45
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360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 1
366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 2
379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 3
387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 4
388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 5
391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 6
392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 7
394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 8
396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398.310, 9
398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 10
414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 11
425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 12
432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 13
432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 14
439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 15
439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 16
441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 17
442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 18
449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 19
453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 20
459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 21
463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 22
481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 23
483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 24
484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 25
571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 26
598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 27
604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 28
616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 29
624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 30
628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 31
630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 32
630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 33
632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 34
633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 35
634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 36
637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 37
639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 38
640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 39
640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 40
641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 41
641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 42
642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 43
645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 44
645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 45
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648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 1
654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 2
669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 3
675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 4
678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 5
679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 6
681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 7
687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 8
688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 9
692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 10
696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 11
711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 12
2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and 13
unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books 14
and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all 15
times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be 16
fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from 17
those public books and public records. Any such copies, abstracts or 18
memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, 19
abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other 20
way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general 21
public. This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the 22
federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in 23
any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or 24
record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law. 25
2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record 26
which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted. 27
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a 28
public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to 29
subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or 30
record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains 31
information that is confidential if the governmental entity can 32
redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, 33
electronically, the confidential information from the information 34
included in the public book or record that is not otherwise 35
confidential. 36
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a 37
public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic 38
medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity 39
to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by 40
means of an electronic medium if: 41
(a) The public record: 42
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and 43
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or 44
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(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by 1
means of an electronic medium would: 2
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or 3
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential 4
and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from 5
information that is not otherwise confidential. 6
5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who 7
has legal custody or control of a public record: 8
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the 9
medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has 10
already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different 11
medium. 12
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon 13
request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require 14
the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself 15
or herself. 16
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 17
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