HB 617 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

High school student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness.

Summary
Student-athletes; use of name, image, or likeness;high school students; Office of the Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Contract Ombudsman established. Establishes rights, duties, and prohibitions relating to the use of the name, image,or likeness of high school student-athletes that are equivalent tothose established in law for college student-athletes. The bill alsorequires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to establishand employ such individuals as it deems appropriate in the Officeof the Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Contract Ombudsman,the purpose of which is to provide information, resources, and disputeresolution services to high school and college student-athletes relatingto name, image, and likeness contracts and the rights, duties, andprohibitions relating to the use of the name, image, or likenessof such student-athletes that are set forth in relevant law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

2218
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
1 Yea 18 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 694 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB617ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (66-Y 33-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 33-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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