AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS: Provides relative to intercollegiate athletes at a postsecondary education institution. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
SB 120 allows intercollegiate athletes at Louisiana colleges to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness (NIL), while requiring schools to facilitate these opportunities. It mandates that institutions provide annual financial literacy and life skills training for athletes, totaling at least seven hours per year. The bill also specifies that NIL contracts must comply with state law and prohibits institutions from restricting athletes' NIL activities under certain conditions. This directly affects student-athletes and Louisiana public and private universities participating in intercollegiate sports.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Mar 9, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Kirk Talbot
RRepublican
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