Prescribe limitations on intercollegiate athlete contracts

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill sets rules for any contract that pays a student‑athlete for the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL). It bars contracts from lasting past a player’s eligibility, from demanding post‑eligibility rights, and forces all disputes to be handled in Ohio. It also imposes trust‑account and fee‑sharing requirements on athlete agents.

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Hearings

• Senate Finance: Sub. H. B. No. 184
  Senate Finance · Nov 19, 2025
• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 295, S. B. No. 188, Sub. H. B. No. 126, H. B. No. 184, S. B. No. 146, S. B. No. 224, S. B. No. 174
  Senate Judiciary · Oct 29, 2025
• Senate Judiciary: H. B. No. 86, H. B. No. 184, S. B. No. 55, S. B. No. 163, S. B. No. 10
  Senate Judiciary · Jun 18, 2025
• Senate Judiciary: S. B. No. 10, H. B. No. 184, S. B. No. 102, S. B. No. 157, S. B. No. 146
  Senate Judiciary · Jun 11, 2025
• House Workforce and Higher Education: H. B. No. 95, H. B. No. 98, H. B. No. 184, H. B. No. 157, H. B. No. 91
  House Workforce and Higher Education · May 13, 2025

History

1. Mar 20, 2026Effective 3/20/26
2. Mar 20, 2026Effective Appropriations effective 12/19/2025
3. Dec 19, 2025Signed By The Governor
4. Dec 9, 2025Sent To The Governor
5. Nov 19, 2025Reported - Substitute
6. Nov 19, 2025Passed
7. Nov 19, 2025Informally passed
8. Nov 19, 2025Concurred in Senate amendments
9. Nov 18, 2025Re-referred
10. Oct 29, 2025Reported - Substitute
11. May 28, 2025Referred to committee
12. May 20, 2025Introduced

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Brian Stewart (R) · sponsor
• Jennifer Gross
• Kellie Deeter
• Ty D. Mathews

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