B26-0306 • 2025

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

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Mendelson
Last action: 2025-07-25
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date depends on approval by the Mayor or a veto override; the text does not state if this has happened yet.

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

This emergency law allows schools and athletic groups in Washington, D.C., to help college athletes choose agents for name, image, or likeness deals and removes the ban on paying athletes for these rights.

What This Bill Does

Allows colleges, conferences, or athletic associations to assist athletes in selecting a name, image, or likeness agent.
Permits these groups to arrange for payment to be made to those agents.
Lets schools help select third parties involved in specific deals using an athlete's name, image, or likeness.
Allows institutions and conferences to collect payments from third parties on behalf of athletes.
Removes the rule that stopped institutions or conferences from paying college athletes for the use of their names, images, or likenesses.
Delays new financial disclosure rules for certain boards and commissions until January 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

College athletes in the District of Columbia
Colleges, conferences, and athletic associations in the District of Columbia
Agents who work with college athletes on name, image, or likeness deals

Limits and Unknowns

This law is an emergency measure that will expire after 90 days unless extended.
The text does not specify how much money schools can pay athletes.

Bill History

2025-07-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0120 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008181, Expires on Oct 19, 2025
2025-07-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-07-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0120, Expires on Oct 19, 2025
2025-07-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 24, 2025
2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-06-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0306 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
ACT 26-120

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
JULY 21, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,section215oftheUniformCollegeAthlete,Name, Image, or LikenessAct of 2022 to permit an institution,
conference,orathleticassociationtoassistacollegeathleteinselecting,arrangingfor,orprovidingpaymentto,2name,image,orlikenessagentandinselecting,arrangingfor,or
collectingpaymentfrom,athirdpartyengagedinspecificname,image,orlikenessagreementswithcollegeathletes,andtoremovetheprohibitionagainstinstitutionsorconferencesprovidingcompensationtoacollegeathletefortheuseoftheathlete’sname,image, or likeness;and to amend section$710ofTitle 3 of the Districtof Columbia
MunicipalRegulationstodelayapplicabilityofexpandedfinancialdisclosurerequirementsforcertainboardsandcommissions.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmay be citedasthe"UniformCollegeAthleteName, Image,or LikenessCongressional
Review Emergency Amendment Act of2025”.
Sec.2,Section215oftheUniformCollegeAthleteName,Image,orLikenessActof2022,effectiveFebruary23,2023(D.C.Law24-245;D.C.OfficialCode§38-1631.05),isamendedasfollows:(@)Subsection(a)isamendedasfollows:(1)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(2)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(3)Newparagraphs(4)and(5)areaddedtoreadasfollows:“@)Withselecting,arrangingfor,orprovidingpaymenttoaname,image,orlikenessagent;and“(S)Withselecting,arrangingfor,orcollectingpaymentfromathirdpartyengagedinspecificname,image,orlikenessagreementswithacollegeathleteorathletes.”(b)Subsection(¢)isrepealed.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
See.3. Section 5710 of Title3 of the Districtof Columbia Municipal Regulations(3
DCMR §5710)isamendedbyaddinganewsubsection5710.03toreadasfollows:
“5710.3 ThissectionshallnotapplybeforeJanuary1,2026.”.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia
MayolDistrictof ColAPPROVED
JULY 21, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

DocketNo,826-0908
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