# Montana SB 482: Revise contract laws relating to student athletes Montana SB 482, Revise contract laws relating to student athletes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Ellie Boldman (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB482-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 482 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise contract laws relating to student athletes - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Ellie Boldman (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Contracts, Colleges - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Athletes can use NIL without punishment: benefit, medium. If you are a college athlete in Montana, you can earn money from your name, image, and likeness and hire an agent. Schools, conferences, and athletic groups cannot stop you, retaliate, or bench you for using these rights. They also cannot make a scholarship or grant depend on giving up these rights. - Schools cannot pay NIL money: cost, medium. Colleges and athletic groups in Montana cannot pay you for your name, image, or likeness. They cannot give NIL money to recruits or current players. You can still make NIL deals with private companies or people. - New rules for NIL deals and conflicts: mixed, medium. Your paid NIL deal cannot conflict with team rules or your school’s contracts. You can still earn NIL money when you are not in official team activities. If you sign a paid NIL deal, you must tell the school when you are on the team or when you seek to join. If the school claims a conflict, it must… - Schools can set on-campus NIL limits: mixed, low. Your school can put NIL terms in scholarship deals, including letting the school use your name, image, or likeness. A school can ban NIL use on campus, at school events, or in ads on school property. A school may also act as your agent to manage NIL contracts. General student conduct codes still ap… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ellie Boldman (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Thane (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-13: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b72ca42f-fae6-40a0-b7cd-5701e09f1fbe) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0bf4793-049b-4e16-876a-2dac7917382d) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b72ca42f-fae6-40a0-b7cd-5701e09f1fbe) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0bf4793-049b-4e16-876a-2dac7917382d) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB482-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).