Friday, May 7, 2021
The race to enact Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation moves forward on a state-by-state basis while the NCAA continues to hold its promised formal NIL legislation in abeyance while awaiting one of several federal legislative proposals to move forward. While the number of states that have either introduced legislation or passed formal NIL laws grows at a rapid pace, Georgia has now joined Florida, Alabama, New Mexico and Mississippi by enacting a name, image and likeness law with a July 1, 2021 effective date.
While all state NIL legislation contains similar provisions providing student-athletes with the ability to profit from the use of their name, image and likeness, each state law contains certain unique provisions. The following is a brief summary of the most recent state NIL enactments with July effective dates.