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

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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-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1298 Offered January 21, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 22.1-5.2 and 23.1-408.1, relating to certain student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness. ---------- Patron-- Price ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 22.1-5.2 and 23.1-408.1 as follows:

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

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

§23.1-408.1. Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness.

No student-athlete enrolled at an institution of higher education who participates in intercollegiate athletic competition shall enter into any contract to receive compensation in exchange for the use of such student's name, image, or likeness, the duration of which extends beyond the student's enrollment at such institution.