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Bill Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc. Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes; compensation and representation for name, image, or likeness. Establishes several parameters for the compensation and representation of a student-athlete related to the use of such student's name, image, or likeness. The bill prohibits any private institution of higher education, associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, or baccalaureate public institution of higher education or any agent thereof; athletic association; athletic conference; or other organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from (i) providing a prospective student-athlete or a student-athlete with compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness; (ii) prohibiting or preventing a student-athlete from earning such compensation, except in certain circumstances enumerated in the bill; (iii) prohibiting or preventing a student-athlete from obtaining professional representation by a licensed athlete agent or legal representation by a licensed attorney in connection with issues related to name, image, or likeness; (iv) declaring a student-athlete ineligible for intercollegiate athletic competition because he earns such compensation or obtains such representation; or (v) reducing, canceling, revoking, or not renewing an athletic scholarship because a student-athlete earns such compensation or obtains such representation. The bill establishes several other conditions and limitations relating to pre-agreement disclosures, the use of the institution's property, and the effect on employment status in connection with a student-athlete's use of his name, image, or likeness. The bill also amends the definition of "athlete agent" in relevant law to permit such agents to represent a student-athlete in connection with issues related to name, image, or likeness, including negotiating, securing, obtaining, arranging, and managing name, image, or likeness opportunities. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 507 Virginia HB 507 (2022)
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Virginia HB 507 (2022) — Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc.

Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes; compensation and representation for name, image, or likeness. Establishes several parameters for the compensation and representation of a student-athlete related to the use of such student's name, image, or likeness. The bill prohibits any private institution of higher education, associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, or baccalaureate public institution of higher education or any agent thereof; athletic association; athletic conference; or other organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from (i) providing a prospective student-athlete or a student-athlete with compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness; (ii) prohibiting or preventing a student-athlete from earning such compensation, except in certain circumstances enumerated in the bill; (iii) prohibiting or preventing a student-athlete from obtaining professional representation by a licensed athlete agent or legal representation by a licensed attorney in connection with issues related to name, image, or likeness; (iv) declaring a student-athlete ineligible for intercollegiate athletic competition because he earns such compensation or obtains such representation; or (v) reducing, canceling, revoking, or not renewing an athletic scholarship because a student-athlete earns such compensation or obtains such representation. The bill establishes several other conditions and limitations relating to pre-agreement disclosures, the use of the institution's property, and the effect on employment status in connection with a student-athlete's use of his name, image, or likeness. The bill also amends the definition of "athlete agent" in relevant law to permit such agents to represent a student-athlete in connection with issues related to name, image, or likeness, including negotiating, securing, obtaining, arranging, and managing name, image, or likeness opportunities.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0510 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22107200D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB507ER (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104070D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 4-N) — 934 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Terry L. Austin — primary (person)
  • Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104070D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2022-01-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB507)
  • 2022-01-21 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2022-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-08 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-10 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-11 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-14 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2022-03-02 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-03-02 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02 Committee substitute printed 22107200D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-03-04 Passed by for the day
  • 2022-03-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-08 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-03-08 Committee substitute agreed to 22107200D-S1
  • 2022-03-08 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB507S1
  • 2022-03-08 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-09 Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107200D-S1 (94-Y 4-N)
  • 2022-03-09 VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 4-N)
  • 2022-03-11 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-11 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-11 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB507ER)
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ccc439a-1b76-4446-9658-3b9e8c5a47bc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).