Bill to allow college athletes to profit off name, likeness passes Senate committee A bill is headed to the Senate floor that would allow college athletes to profit off their names and likeness. (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By WAFB Staff | May 12, 2021 at 12:52 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 12:52 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - With no objections, a bill allowing college athletes to profit off their names and likeness passed in a Senate committee on Wednesday, May 12. SB 60 by Sen. Patrick Connick (R-Marrero) will next head to the Senate floor for debate. Chris Rosato will have more on the discussions on later editions of 9News.