Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · NY · Source: LegiScan ↗
Summary
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This bill amends New York education law to prohibit student-athletes from entering into name, image, and likeness (NIL) endorsement contracts with tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances, banned athletic substances, or gambling/gaming companies.
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Prohibits student-athletes from entering NIL compensation contracts for endorsement of tobacco
Prohibits student-athletes from entering NIL compensation contracts for endorsement of alcohol
Prohibits student-athletes from entering NIL compensation contracts for endorsement of illegal substances or activities
Prohibits student-athletes from entering NIL compensation contracts for endorsement of banned athletic substances
Prohibits student-athletes from entering NIL compensation contracts for endorsement of any form of gambling or gaming, including sports wagering
Applies to all contracts entered into by any student-athlete on or after the effective date
Full Bill Text
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11712 IN ASSEMBLY September 16, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Solages) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student-athlete contracts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 6438-c of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) A student-athlete shall not enter into a contract providing 4 compensation for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness for 5 the endorsement of tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances or activities, 6 banned athletic substances, or any form of gambling or gaming, including 7 sports wagering. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 9 contracts entered into by any student-athlete on and after such effec- 10 tive date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16143-01-6
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