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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"New Jersey Fair Play Act\"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness."
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description: "\"New Jersey Fair Play Act\"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "S 971"
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citation: "New Jersey S 971 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "SPORTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher", "Weinberg, Loretta", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/956423ca-049d-40cd-aed8-db57da3a3fd5"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "5e2d817b0448e2a638b19878c88228f8b1af8cd1f8b49b9ac390505d1d63d53c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 971 (219) — "New Jersey Fair Play Act"; allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for use of name, image, or likeness.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/971_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/971_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **56–16** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **21–11** (pass) · upper
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **30–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
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- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
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- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
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- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
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- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
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- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
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- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (21-11) `passage`
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- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2106 (1R)
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-16-2) `passage`
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-9) `passage`
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- **2020-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.83. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/956423ca-049d-40cd-aed8-db57da3a3fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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