Last Updated on June 2, 2021
Updated 6/1/21 to reflect Illinois sending its legislation for the governor’s signature
Nevada’s governor signed AB 254 into law over the weekend, making Nevada the 17th state with law providing student-athletes with the right to profit off their name, image and likeness. Nevada’s law will go into effect January 1, 2022, putting it behind at least six other states.
Legislation in Illinois, Missouri and Texas is currently awaiting signatures by the states’ governors. Illinois and Texas would go into effect July 1, 2021, and Missouri would go into effect August 28, 2021.
Immediately
- Nebraska (schools can grant rights immediately, but no later than July 1, 2023)
July 1, 2021
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
July 23, 2021
- Arizona
January 1, 2022
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- Nevada
July 1, 2022
- South Carolina
December 31, 2022
- Michigan
January 1, 2023
- California (there’s currently a proposal to move up the date to no later than 1/1/22)
- Colorado
June 1, 2023
- Montana
July 1, 2023
- Maryland
2025
- New Jersey (the law goes into effect the 5th academic year after passage)
See our state-by-state NIL law tracker
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