All Roll Calls
Yes: 151 • No: 31
UtahH.B. 4792025 General SessionHouseWALLET
Student Athlete Revisions
Sponsored By: Sahara Hayes (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
EducationHigher EducationUtah Board of Higher EducationAthleticsColleges and UniversitiesHigher Education StudentsUtah System of Higher Education
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
More payment opportunities for college athletes
Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah colleges can directly pay athletes for their name, image, or likeness, but payments are optional. Colleges cannot fund these payments with state appropriations or student fees. Covered promotion deals include money or other benefits for promoting businesses, people, products, or services. Athletic groups cannot block athletes or colleges from sports because athletes receive these payments or hire agents or lawyers. They also cannot block colleges, their marketing partners, or third-party groups from creating or supporting these payment opportunities.
College sports pay creates no employment
Playing college sports does not make a student athlete an employee of the college they attend under this law. Receiving college payments for use of their name, image, or likeness does not make them an employee either. This rule addresses those two grounds for employment status, not unrelated jobs an athlete holds.
Athlete deals lose required college review
Student athletes and prospective athletes no longer must submit promotion agreements worth more than $600 to colleges before signing. Colleges also no longer must provide a written acknowledgment about conflicts with school policies or state law. This removes paperwork but also ends the required conflict review.
Athlete deal records get broader privacy
Utah's public-records law exemption covers athlete promotion agreements and now extends to related messages and other materials. It also covers related materials created before May 1, 2024. This protects deal information from public disclosure but limits public access to those records.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Sahara Hayes
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Michael K. McKell
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/7/2025
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 50 • No: 15
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 1
House vote • 2/25/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 50 • No: 14
House vote • 2/19/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 8 • No: 1
House vote • 2/19/2025
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/27/2025House/ to Governor
3/13/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/13/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/7/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/7/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/7/2025HouseSenate/ to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
3/7/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/7/2025HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ circled
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ substituted
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/5/2025SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2025
Substitute #1
3/7/2025
Amended 3/3/2025 11:03:464
3/3/2025
Amended 2/20/2025 10:02:338
2/20/2025
Introduced
2/11/2025