Bill Text: VA HB1298 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: High school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2022-04-27 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB1298 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB1298-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-5.2, relating to high school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. [H 1298] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-5.2 as follows:

§22.1-5.2. Athletics; high school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness.

No high school student-athlete who participates in an athletic competition shall enter into any contract to receive compensation in relation to such student's athletic participation in exchange for the use of such student's name, image, or likeness.