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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 | SB 223 | Virginia SB 223 (2022) |
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Virginia SB 223 (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.
- CHAP0638 (committee substitute) — source
- Floor substitute printed 22107199D-H1 (Austin) (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103714D (committee substitute) — source
- SB223ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (96-Y 4-N) — 95–4 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103714D
introduction - 2022-01-10 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2022-01-18 Impact statement from DPB (SB223)
- 2022-01-21 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2022-01-27 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2022-01-31 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2022-02-01 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-01 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-01 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar
- 2022-02-22 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-22 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2022-02-24 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-03-01 Floor substitute printed 22107199D-H1 (Austin)
- 2022-03-01 Passed by for the day
- 2022-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-03-02 Substitute by Delegate Austin agreed to 22107199D-H1
- 2022-03-02 Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB223H1
- 2022-03-02 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 4-N)
passage - 2022-03-02 VOTE: Passage (96-Y 4-N)
- 2022-03-04 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-04 Title replaced 22107199D-H1
- 2022-03-09 Enrolled
- 2022-03-09 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-10 Signed by President
- 2022-03-15 Impact statement from DPB (SB223ER)
- 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 638 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3557ce53-c74e-4f4e-be5a-1689deba91d9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).