B26-0175 • 2025

Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act Amendment Act of 2025

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: at the request of the Uniform Law Commission
Last action: 2026-02-27
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how much compensation can be given by institutions or conferences.

Amending the Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act of 2022

This act changes a law to allow schools and sports groups in D.C. to help college athletes with their name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.

What This Bill Does

Changes the Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act of 2022 to let institutions assist athletes in choosing agents for NIL agreements.
Allows schools and sports groups to help athletes arrange payments from third parties involved in their NIL agreements.

Who It Names or Affects

College athletes who want to make money from their names, images, or likenesses.
Schools and sports groups that work with college athletes on NIL agreements.

Terms To Know

Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL): The use of a person's name, picture, or reputation to make money in business deals.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how much compensation schools and conferences can give athletes.
Only applies to the District of Columbia.

Bill History

2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0086, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002676
2025-12-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2025-12-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0203 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013492
2025-11-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-11-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0203
2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025
2025-11-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole
2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary
2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Committee Mark-up of B26-0175 by the Committee of the Whole
2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-09-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Public Hearing on B26-0175 View Public Hearing Record
2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-09-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole
2025-03-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0175 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-03-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Referred to Committee of the Whole
2025-03-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0175 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-203
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 24, 2025
Toamendsection215oftheUniformCollegeAthlete,Name,orLikenessActof2022topermit
aninstitution,conference,orathleticassociationtoassistacollegeathleteinselecting,arrangingfor,orprovidingpaymenttoaname,imageorlikenessagentandinselecting,arrangingfor,orcollectingpaymentfromathirdpartyengagedinspecificname,image,orlikenessagreementswithcollegeathletes,andtoremovetheprohibitionagainstinstitutionsorconferencesfromprovidingcompensationtoacollegeathletefortheuse
oftheathlete’sname,image,orlikeness.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Uniform CollegeAthleteName, Image,or LikenessAmendment Act of
2025.”
Sec.2.Section215oftheUniformCollegeAthleteName,Image,orLikenessActof
2022,effectiveFebruary23,2023(D.C.Law24-245,D.C.OfficialCode§38-1631.05),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Subsection(a)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertinga
semicoloninitsplace.
(2)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinserting
semicoloninitsplace.
(3)Newparagraphs(4)and(5)areaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(4)Withselecting,arrangingfor,orprovidingpaymenttoaname,image,or
likenessagent;and“(5)Withselecting,arrangingfor,orcollectingpaymentfromathirdpartyengagedinspecificname,image,orlikenessagreementswithacollegeathleteorathletes.”.
(b)Subsection(e)isrepealed.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
See.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommittee reportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038;D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(1)).
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NOVEMBER 24, 2025

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COUNCILOF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
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FirstReading
October21,2025
Approved

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November4,2025
Approved

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