SB 271 - Authorizes Colleges or Universities to Compensate Student Athletes Using Their Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL) - Montana Key Vote
Timeline
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 19, 2025
- Introduced
- Feb. 5, 2025
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Title: Authorizes Colleges or Universities to Compensate Student Athletes Using Their Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL)
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes colleges or universities to compensate student athletes using their name, image, or likeness (NIL) in Montana.
Highlights:
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Repeals the section specifying that a postsecondary institution or an athletic association, conference, or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports may not provide to a prospective or current student athlete compensation for use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness (NIL) (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Colleges or Universities to Compensate Student Athletes Using Their Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL)