Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act; modifying terms and requirements for certain agreements between student athletes and postsecondary institutions or authorized third parties. Emergency.
SB 490, Oklahoma's Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act, allows student athletes at public colleges to earn compensation for using their name, image, or likeness (NIL) without penalty to their athletic eligibility or grant-in-aid. It requires written NIL agreements to include clear terms and fees, mandates disclosure of such contracts within 72 hours or before the next athletic event, and prohibits public colleges from using state funds to pay athletes for NIL activities. The bill also bans requiring athletes to sign NIL releases for broadcasts of games and prevents colleges from revoking athletic benefits if athletes secure unauthorized NIL deals. These changes aim to clarify rights and obligations while keeping state resources separate from NIL compensation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor formatting adjustments to the header and page numbering. The substantive legislative content regarding student athlete name, image, and likeness rights remains unchanged. This is a procedural version change rather than a policy modification.
Scope change
None - the bill's scope and applicability remain identical between versions
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 25, 2025
Page numbering and formatting adjusted to reflect Senate floor version conventions
Minor spacing and indentation changes in the header section
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
44–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 17, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 19
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 3
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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