
Last Updated on June 2, 2021
Oklahoma’s governor has signed its NIL bill into law, making it the 18th state with a law providing student-athletes with the right to profit off their name, image and likeness. Oklahoma’s law allows schools to give student athletes the rights immediately, but grants those rights for all student athletes in the state no later than July 1, 2023. This is similar to Nebraska’s law.
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
- Oklahoma (schools can grant rights immediately, but no later than July 1, 2023)
- 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)
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Kristi A. Dosh is the founder of BusinessofCollegeSports.com and has served as a sports business analyst and contributor for outlets such as Forbes, ESPN, SportsBusiness Journal, Bleacher Report, SB Nation and more. She is also the author of a book on the business of college football, Saturday Millionaires. Kristi is a sought-after consultant and speaker on topics related to the business of college sports and a former practicing attorney. Click to learn more
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