Mississippi House Bill 1474

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-97-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A High School Student-athlete From Receiving Compensation For The Use Of The Athlete's Publicity Rights Before The Athlete Signs A Letter Of Intent Or Other Written Agreement To Enroll In A Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Amend Section 37-97-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Assist, Without Compensation, With Negotiations Of Name, Image And Likeness Agreements On Behalf Of Student-athletes; To Exempt Name, Image And Likeness Agreements From The Public Records Act; To Create New Section 37-97-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Postsecondary Educational Institution To Develop A Process For Granting A License For The Use Of The Institution's Unique Identifiers In Connection With The Publicity Of A Student-athlete, And To Authorize The Institution To Charge A Fee For The License; To Create New Section 37-97-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Educational Institutions To Offer Workshops To Student-athletes On Financial Literacy And Life Skills; To Bring Forward Section 37-97-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Student-athletes; revise various provisions under the Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	97	103	New Code	See Bill Text
37	97	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	97	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1474.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1474IN.htm