HB 383 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia High School NIL Protection Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20 and 39 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education and minors, respectively, so as to provide for high school student athletes and prospective student athletes to receive name, image, or likeness compensation; to provide for the automatic expiration of contracts that provide name, image, and likeness compensation to student athletes after the student athlete graduates or is no longer enrolled; to provide for application to certain athletic associations; to allow for professional representation of student athletes and prospective student athletes; to provide for required written notice to high school student athletes; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

LC 61 0384S/hs LC 61 9384S/hcs · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a list of prohibited endorsements for student athletes receiving name, image, or likeness compensation, including alcohol, tobacco, vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, prescription drugs, and gambling. The amendment also restructured the committee header and page numbering format while keeping the core legislative purpose unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on high school student athletes and NIL compensation, but now includes specific restrictions on what products and services athletes can endorse.
REQUIREMENT

Added prohibitions preventing student athletes from endorsing or promoting alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, cannabis, controlled substances, prescription pharmaceuticals, and gambling-related services while receiving NIL compensation.

Added exception allowing NIL compensation activities during tryouts, practices, or training sessions despite general endorsement restrictions.

TECHNICAL

Changed committee header format from 'The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute' to 'House Bill 383 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)' and updated sponsor listing format.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document, including renumbering of sections and page headers.

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

1490
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 156
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic65
63 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican91
86 Yea 5
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors