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District of ColumbiaB26-0175Council Period 26 (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Colleges can help and pay for NIL deals

The law lets colleges, conferences, and athletic groups help with NIL deals. They can help choose or set up a name, image, or likeness (NIL) agent and pay that agent. They can also help choose, arrange, or collect payments from third parties in NIL agreements. The law removes the old ban that stopped schools from paying athletes for using the athlete’s name, image, or likeness.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Phil Mendelson

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 25 • No: 0

House vote • 11/4/2025

Final Reading, CC

Yes: 13 • No: 0

House vote • 10/21/2025

First Reading

Yes: 12 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Law L26-0086, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002676

    2/27/2026House

  2. Transmitted to Congress

    12/16/2025House

  3. Act A26-0203 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013492

    12/5/2025House

  4. Returned from Mayor

    11/25/2025House

  5. Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0203

    11/24/2025House

  6. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025

    11/17/2025House

  7. Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

    11/5/2025House

  8. Legislative Meeting

    11/4/2025House

  9. Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

    10/23/2025House

  10. Legislative Meeting

    10/21/2025House

  11. Committee Mark-up of B26-0175 by the Committee of the Whole

    10/21/2025House

  12. Public Hearing on B26-0175 View Public Hearing Record

    9/29/2025House

  13. Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

    9/12/2025House

  14. Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

    9/8/2025House

  15. Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0175 Published in the District of Columbia Register

    3/21/2025House

  16. Referred to Committee of the Whole

    3/18/2025House

  17. B26-0175 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

    3/14/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrollment

    11/4/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossment

    10/21/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    3/14/2025

    PDF

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