republic-os/legislation/us/states/nj/219/s-971.md

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Bill	"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.	"New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.	us/states/nj	New Jersey Legislature	219	S 971	New Jersey S 971 (219)	bill	HIGHER ED SPORTS	enacted	Cunningham, Sandra B. Lagana, Joseph A. Swain, Lisa Tully, P. Christopher Weinberg, Loretta Wimberly, Benjie E.	2	10	5	2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00	2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/956423ca-049d-40cd-aed8-db57da3a3fd5	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp	5e2d817b0448e2a638b19878c88228f8b1af8cd1f8b49b9ac390505d1d63d53c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nj

New Jersey S 971 (219) — "New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Reprint (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 56–16 (pass) · lower
• Reported favorably out of committee — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — 21–11 (pass) · upper
• Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — 4–2 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR ASMB AMEND — 30–9 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
• Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
• Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
• Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
• Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
• Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
• Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
• Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
• Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
• McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
• Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
• Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
• Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (21-11) passage
• 2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading committee-passage
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Substituted for A2106 (1R)
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Assembly (56-16-2) passage
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
• 2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-9) passage
• 2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00 Approved P.L.2020, c.83. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/956423ca-049d-40cd-aed8-db57da3a3fd5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).