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SB 3263: UH; STUDENT-ATHLETES; COMPENSATION; NIL; POLICIES; INDEPENDENT ADVISORS; PROTECTIONS; EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT; APPROPRIATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-05-02

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).)

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Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation.  Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX.  Allows student-athletes to retain professional representation for the purpose of name, image, and likeness activities.  Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities.  Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements.  Establishes an endowment fund for the name, image, and likeness program.  Appropriates funds into the endowment fund.  Sunsets 6/30/2030.  (CD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Floor24MIN
May 8, 2026

House Floor

Senate Floor3MIN
May 8, 2026

Senate Floor

Senate Floor23MIN
May 8, 2026

Senate Floor

Conference Committee50SEC
May 1, 2026

Conference Committee

Conference Committee2MIN
May 1, 2026

Conference Committee

Conference Committee1MIN
May 1, 2026

Conference Committee

Conference Committee1MIN
Apr 30, 2026

Conference Committee

Conference Committee3MIN
Apr 28, 2026

Conference Committee

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