B 26-0239 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This emergency bill amends the District of Columbia's 2022 college athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) law to allow colleges and athletic conferences to directly assist student-athletes with their NIL deals. It removes a previous restriction preventing institutions from compensating athletes for their NIL rights and permits schools to help athletes select NIL agents and manage payments from third parties (like brands). The bill also delays new financial disclosure requirements for certain boards until January 1, 2026. It takes immediate effect and remains active for 90 days as an emergency measure.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled final version, with minor text corrections and reorganization. The substantive policy content remains the same: it amends the Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act to allow institutions to assist athletes with NIL agents and payments, repeals a prohibition on compensation, and delays financial disclosure requirements. The primary change is the addition of a citation to D.C. Municipal Regulations section 5710 in the title and purpose section.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged; it continues to apply to the District of Columbia's college athlete NIL regulations and municipal disclosure requirements.
TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction format to an enrolled original format, with line numbers removed and proper legislative formatting applied.

Minor text corrections were made throughout, including changing 'prohibition prohibiting' to 'prohibition against' and adjusting punctuation in the purpose statement.

A reference to D.C. Municipal Regulations section 5710 was added to the bill's purpose statement to clarify the scope of the financial disclosure delay provision.

The fiscal impact statement section was reorganized and expanded with additional legal citation language.

Floor votes · Council May 6, 2025

How they voted

11–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 12
May 6, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
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May 6, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (11-0-1)
council
May 5, 2025
Introduced
B26-0239 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
DC
Chairman