---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts"
description: "To amend section 4771.12 and to enact sections 3376.14 and 4771.021 of the Revised Code to prescribe limitations with respect to certain contracts entered into with intercollegiate athletes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/oh"
legislature: "Ohio General Assembly"
session: "136"
identifier: "HB 184"
citation: "Ohio HB 184 (136)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher Education", "Occupational Licensing and Regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Stewart", "Ty D. Mathews"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56bb29ea-bc1d-43f0-9489-068a8dea6cc0"
source_url: "https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/"
source_hash: "919f1c7bd0ed112e4ac54a3ef01c69f8ddadc10e7a26eea8e01500fd3f544a00"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-oh"]
---

# Ohio HB 184 (136) — Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts

To amend section 4771.12 and to enact sections 3376.14 and 4771.021 of the Revised Code to prescribe limitations with respect to certain contracts entered into with intercollegiate athletes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/00_IN/pdf/)
2. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/02_PH/pdf/)
3. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/06_PS/pdf/)
4. **As Re-Referred to the Senate Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/04_RFS/pdf/)
5. **As Re-reported by the Senate Finance Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/05_RRS/pdf/)
6. **As Reported by the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/01_RH/pdf/)
7. **As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/03_RS/pdf/)
8. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb184/07_EN/pdf/)

## Votes

- Passed — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported — **12–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **83–5** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **14–0** (fail) · upper
- Concurred in Senate amendments — **82–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported — **7–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Stewart — primary (person)
- Ty D. Mathews — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gross — cosponsor (person)
- Kellie Deeter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Senate amendments `amendment-passage`
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Reported - Substitute
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Informally passed
- **2025-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Sent To The Governor `passage`
- **2025-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed By The Governor `became-law`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective Appropriations effective 12/19/2025 `became-law`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Effective 3/20/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56bb29ea-bc1d-43f0-9489-068a8dea6cc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Ohio legislature records).