# District of Columbia B26-0239: Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0239, Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Act A26-0069 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006112, Expires on Aug 17, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0239
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Act A26-0069 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006112, Expires on Aug 17, 2025
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools can help with NIL agents and payments: benefit, low. The law lets colleges, conferences, and athletic groups help athletes with NIL deals. They can help pick an NIL agent and arrange or provide payment to that agent. They can also arrange for, or collect, payments from third parties in an athlete’s NIL agreement. These steps happen under D.C.’s exist…
- Board disclosure rules delayed to 2026: mixed, low. Rules in 3 DCMR § 5710 do not apply before January 1, 2026. If you serve on a covered D.C. board or commission, any new disclosure requirements wait until that date.
- NIL rule subsection removed: mixed, low. The law removes subsection (e) of Section 215 in the NIL law. Any limits or protections that were in that subsection no longer apply. If your NIL role relied on that text, your rights or duties now follow the updated section.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-23: Act A26-0069 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006112, Expires on Aug 17, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-05-19: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0069, Expires on Aug 17, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 23, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-05-06: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-05-05: B26-0239 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57671/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0239-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=211362)
- Introduced, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57671/Introduction/B26-0239-Introduction.pdf?Id=211081)

## Related bills

- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57671/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0239-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=211362)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57671/Introduction/B26-0239-Introduction.pdf?Id=211081)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0239-26 (as of 2026-11-04).