Introduced February 18, 2025
AN ACT relating to student-athletes and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 164.6941 to define terms; amend KRS 164.6943 to allow the limitation of earning compensation through a NIL agreement through an institutional agreement between the student-athlete and the institution or affiliated organization; permit an institution or association to require compensation be consistent with the prevailing range of compensation; amend KRS 164.6945 to conform and authorize a student-athlete to receive compensation from an institution or its affiliated corporation through a written institutional agreement; authorize an…
In effect since March 13, 2025
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill updates Kentucky's rules around college athletes earning money from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). It allows colleges and their affiliated organizations to set limits on how much athletes can earn through NIL deals and lets schools directly pay athletes through written agreements. It also extends certain legal protections to affiliated corporation employees, adjusts open records rules for institutional agreements, and tightens restrictions on high school athletes using school property for NIL activities. Who it may affect: college student-athletes, prospective college athletes, high school student-athletes, and Kentucky colleges and universities.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
George Wise
Senator · Senate District 16
Co-sponsors (1)
Donald Douglas
Senator · Senate District 22
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