Student Athlete Name Image or Likeness

Added co-sponsors Bird, Duran, McCormick, Valdez, Zokaie to House sponsorship and Snyder to Senate sponsorship.

Added reading status headers indicating 3rd Reading Unamended in Senate (March 14, 2025) and 2nd Reading Unamended in House (March 13, 2025).

Removed 'PREAMENDED' status and committee amendment notes from the document header.

The document was converted from a House Bill version to a Preamble version with committee amendments included, changing the layout and presentation but not the substantive policy.

Header information including session details, bill number, and committee sponsorship information was added in the new format.

Original House Bill header and signature lines were removed in the conversion to the Preamble version.

Added five new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list: Bird, Duran, McCormick, Valdez, and Zokaie.

Updated the House summary note to indicate amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction rather than on second reading, and added a 3rd Reading Unamended date of February 18, 2025.

Removed formatting lines and page numbers from the middle of the document that appeared to be artifacts from the previous version.

The definition of 'student athlete' was revised to remove the phrase 'or may be eligible in the future to engage in' and added language to clarify that the term does not include individuals who engage in high school sports.

The definition of 'student athlete' was clarified to exclude individuals under eighteen years of age who must be represented by a parent or guardian in negotiations.

A new subsection requires institutions to submit an annual report to the Department of Higher Education on or before January 15, 2026, and each subsequent January 15.

New language requires that individuals under eighteen must be represented in any negotiation by a parent or guardian, and may also be represented by an attorney or other competent representative.