New Hampshire HB 312: relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness.

Bill Text

HB 312 - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION

 25-0452

 05/08

HOUSE BILL 312

AN ACT relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness.

SPONSORS: Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

 This bill allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness within certain parameters.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 25-0452

 05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Short Title. This act may be cited as the "New Hampshire Fair Play Act".

 2 New Chapter; Compensation of College Athletes. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 356-C the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 356-D

COMPENSATION OF COLLEGE ATHLETES

 356-D:1 Definition. In this chapter, “postsecondary educational institution” means an accredited, 4-year institution of higher education whose purpose includes supporting intercollegiate athletic programs.

 356-D:2 Compensation of Athletes. 

 I. A postsecondary educational institution shall not:

 (a) Uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution participating in intercollegiate athletics from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness;

 (b) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to paragraph II, earning compensation from the use of a student's name, image, or likeness shall not affect the student's institutional scholarship eligibility. An institutional scholarship shall not be considered compensation for the purposes of this chapter, and a scholarship shall not be revoked as a result of a student earning compensation or obtaining professional representation;

 (c) Provide a prospective student-athlete with compensation in relation to the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness; or

 (d) Prevent a student participating in intercollegiate athletics from obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters including, but not limited to, representation provided by athlete agents or legal representation provided by attorneys.

 II. Legal representation obtained by student-athletes shall be from licensed attorneys. 

 III. Athlete agents representing student-athletes shall comply with the federal "Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act", 15 U.S.C. section 7801 et seq., in their relationship with student-athletes.

 IV.(a) Notwithstanding paragraph I, a student participating in intercollegiate athletics shall be prohibited from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness in connection with any person, company, or organization related to or associated with the development, production, distribution, wholesaling, or retailing of: adult entertainment products and services; alcohol products; casinos and gambling, including sports betting, the lottery, and betting in connection with video games, online games, and mobile devices; tobacco and electronic smoking products and devices; prescription pharmaceuticals; a controlled dangerous substance; and weapons, including firearms and ammunition.

 (b) Earning compensation from the use of a student's name, image, or likeness in connection with products and services listed under subparagraph (a) shall result in the revocation of the student's institutional financial aid eligibility.

 356-D:3 Student-Athlete Contracts.

 I. A student-athlete who enters into a contract providing compensation to the student-athlete for use of his or her name, image, or likeness shall disclose the contract to an official of the postsecondary educational institution, to be designated by the institution.

 II. A student-athlete shall not enter into a contract providing compensation to the student-athlete for use of his or her name, image, or likeness if a provision of the contract:

 (a) Conflicts with a provision of the student-athlete's team contract; or

 (b) Conflicts with the provisions of RSA 356-D:2, IV.

 III. An institutional team contract shall not prevent a student-athlete from using the athlete's name, image, or liken