The short answer. This table grows as each state is read from its legislature's own text; 50 of 51 are done (last checked October 21, 2026), and the rest are being added. Since the House settlement, most states that changed their law allowed schools to pay athletes directly and barred NCAA penalties. A federal bill, S. 4668, passed the Senate on September 28, 2026 and would override much of this if enacted. What individual schools publish on top of the law is on NIL rules, school by school.
Every state
| State | Status | The law | Disclosure to the school | Direct pay from the school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Repealed | Former Code of Ala. §§ 8-26B-50 to 8-26B-61 and 8-26B-32 (Act 2021-227, repealed by Act 2022-2) | No Alabama statute requires an athlete to disclose an NIL deal now. | Not addressed. |
| Alaska | No statute | None (no athlete agent act found in the Alaska Statutes either) | Not addressed by any Alaska statute. | Not addressed. |
| Arizona | In force | A.R.S. § 15-1892 | A student athlete "may not" execute an NIL contract "before disclosing the proposed contract" to the school at which the athlete participates. | A school that competes in an intercollegiate sport "may" compensate a student athlete for NIL, but "may not use monies collected from student fees" to do it. |
| Arkansas | In force | Ark. Code 4-75-1301 to 4-75-1309 (Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act) | A student-athlete who enters into an NIL contract discloses to a designated official of the school the existence of the contract, including its terms,... | Since 2025-08-05 a school, its supporting foundations or its authorized entities may compensate a student-athlete for the commercial use of publicity rights... |
| California | In force | Cal. Educ. Code § 67456 | A student athlete who enters into a contract paying for use of name, image, likeness or athletic reputation 'shall disclose the contract to an official of... | Not addressed for enrolled athletes. |
| Colorado | In force | C.R.S. § 23-16-301 | Not addressed since 2025-03-28. | "An institution or a collegiate athletic association may provide compensation to a student athlete for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or... |
| Connecticut | In force | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-56 | Each school's policy must require the athlete to disclose and submit a copy of each endorsement contract, written employment agreement and representation... | An athlete may earn pay through an endorsement contract or a "revenue sharing agreement" (a share of the school's revenue as compensation) directly with the... |
| Delaware | Narrow law | 24 Del. C. ch. 54 (Delaware Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act, as rewritten by SB 297 of 2022) | No statute requires disclosing an NIL deal itself. | No Delaware statute allows or bars it. |
| District of Columbia | In force | D.C. Code §§ 38-1631.01 to 38-1631.11 (Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act) | The athlete gives the office the school designates a copy of any NIL agreement worth more than $300 (or the amount, if there is no written agreement), the... | Neither allowed nor barred in words. |
| Florida | In force | Fla. Stat. s. 1006.74 (and s. 468.453(8) for agents) | Not addressed since ch. | Not addressed. |
| Georgia | Repealed | Former O.C.G.A. §§ 20-3-680 to 20-3-683 (repealed effective 2025-07-01) | No Georgia law requires it now. | No statute now. |
| Hawaii | No statute | None (athlete agents, HRS chapter 481Z) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed. |
| Idaho | No statute | None (athlete agents, Idaho Code §§ 54-4801 to 54-4820) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed by statute. |
| Illinois | In force | 110 ILCS 190 (Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act) | The athlete discloses "the existence and substance of all publicity rights agreements" to the school, in the manner and at the time the school prescribes. | Allowed when permitted "by a court order, a settlement agreement, an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over... |
| Indiana | No statute | None (athlete agents, IC 25-5.2) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed. |
| Iowa | No statute | None (athlete agents, Iowa Code chapter 9A) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed by statute. |
| Kansas | No statute | None (athlete agents, K.S.A. 44-1516 to 44-1536) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed. |
| Kentucky | In force | KRS 164.6941 to 164.6951 | A student-athlete who wishes to enter into an NIL agreement with a third party submits the potential agreement to the official the school designates, in the... | A student-athlete may receive compensation from a school or its affiliated corporation, "including but not limited to sharing revenue as permitted or... |
| Louisiana | In force | La. R.S. 17:3701 to 17:3705 (Title 17, Chapter 30) | An athlete who enters into an NIL contract worth $600 or more discloses it to the school in the manner the school designates. | To the extent the rules of athletics governing associations prohibit it, a school or its officer, director, employee or agent may not pay a current or... |
| Maine | In force | 20-A M.R.S. §§ 12971 to 12974 | Not addressed. | Not addressed. |
| Maryland | In force | Md. Code, Educ. § 15-131 | A student athlete who enters into an NIL contract "shall disclose the contract to an official" the school designates. | Not addressed for enrolled athletes. |
| Massachusetts | No statute | None (no college NIL statute found; G.L. c. 214, § 3A covers commercial use of a name or picture) | No state statute. | No state statute allows or bars it. |
| Michigan | In force | Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 390.1731 to 390.1741 (2020 PA 366) | A student who intends to enter a verbal or written NIL opportunity or contract discloses it to the official the school designates "at least 7 days prior to... | A school, association or conference may not provide "a prospective college athlete who will attend a postsecondary educational institution with compensation... |
| Minnesota | No statute | None (no college NIL statute found); athlete agents, Minn. Stat. §§ 81A.22 to 81A.37 | No state NIL rule. | No state statute was found that allows or bars it. |
| Mississippi | In force | Miss. Code Ann. §§ 37-97-101 to 37-97-109 | Before an agreement with a third party for the use of the athlete's publicity rights is entered into, and before any pay is provided, a school "may require"... | Since 2025-07-01 a school "shall have the right to", directly or through an agreement with a third party, share a portion of its athletics-related revenue... |
| Missouri | In force | RSMo 173.280 | Before any NIL contract or professional-representation contract is executed, and before any pay is provided in advance of a contract, the athlete discloses... | A school or its officers, directors or employees "shall not compensate" an athlete, a prospective athlete or their families for NIL "unless otherwise... |
| Montana | In force | MCA 20-1-232 and 28-2-903(1)(f) | A student-athlete who enters a contract providing NIL compensation "shall disclose the contract to an official of the postsecondary institution" as a team... | No longer barred. |
| Nebraska | In force | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-3601 to 48-3609 (Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act) | An athlete who enters into a contract or agreement that pays for the use of the athlete's NIL rights or athletic reputation discloses it to an official of... | A school may not pay an athlete for NIL "unless otherwise permitted or authorized by" a collegiate athletic association and school policy, a court order, or... |
| Nevada | In force | NRS 398.300 to 398.330 | A student athlete who enters into an NIL contract "must disclose the contract to the institution in which the student athlete is enrolled". | Since 2025-07-01 an athlete may enter into an NIL contract with "an organization, an institution or a national collegiate athletic association", and the ban... |
| New Jersey | In force | N.J.S.A. 18A:3B-89.2 to 18A:3B-89.8 (P.L.2025, c.110) | Not addressed. | A four-year school "or any related entity of an institution may enter into a contract with a student-athlete to directly compensate" the athlete for NIL,... |
| New Mexico | In force | NMSA 1978, §§ 21-31-1 to 21-31-4 (Student Athlete Endorsement Act) | Not addressed. | Not addressed. |
| New York | In force | N.Y. Educ. Law § 6438-c | An athlete who enters a contract paying for use of their name, image or likeness "shall disclose the contract in advance of executing it to an official of... | Not addressed for enrolled athletes. |
| North Carolina | Narrow law | G.S. 78C-85 to 78C-105 (Uniform Athlete Agents Act, as amended by S.L. 2025-46) and G.S. 132-1.2(11) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed. |
| North Dakota | No statute | None (no college NIL statute); athlete agents, N.D.C.C. ch. 9-15.2 | No state NIL rule. | No North Dakota statute allows or bars it. |
| Ohio | In force | Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 3376 (R.C. 3376.01 to 3376.14) | A student-athlete who intends to enter a verbal or written NIL contract discloses the proposed contract to the official the school designates, for review,... | A state institution or private college may compensate a student-athlete for NIL, but may not use fees paid by or for students to do so. |
| Oklahoma | In force | 70 O.S. §§ 820.21 to 820.27 (Student Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Rights Act) | A student athlete who enters a contract paying for NIL, or a contract for professional representation, discloses it in the manner the postsecondary... | A postsecondary institution or its authorized third party may pay or cause payment to be directed to a current or prospective student athlete as the Act... |
| Oregon | In force | ORS 702.200 and 702.205 | An athlete who enters an NIL contract discloses it to the official the school designates, "for the sole purpose of demonstrating compliance" with the... | Since 2025-06-26 a post-secondary institution "may compensate a student athlete or prospective student athlete" for NIL or athletic reputation. |
| Pennsylvania | In force | 24 P.S. §§ 20-2001-M to 20-2009-M (Public School Code of 1949, Article XX-M) | The athlete "may disclose the contents of the contract prior to execution" to an official the school designates. | Not expressly authorized. |
| Rhode Island | No statute | None (no college NIL statute); athlete agents, R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 5-74.1 | No state NIL rule. | No Rhode Island statute allows or bars it. |
| South Carolina | In force | S.C. Code §§ 59-158-10 to 59-158-60 | Not addressed in Chapter 158 since 2024-05-21. | No appropriated funds of a school may be used to pay an athlete for NIL. |
| South Dakota | No statute | None (no college NIL statute); Board of Regents Policy 1.7.5 and SDCL ch. 59-10 | No state statute. | No statute allows or bars it. |
| Tennessee | In force | T.C.A. §§ 49-7-2801 to 49-7-2804 (as rewritten by Pub. Ch. 300 of 2025) | An athlete who earns third-party pay "may be required" to disclose the agreement and its terms, subject to commercially reasonable terms in it, to the... | Yes. |
| Texas | In force | Tex. Educ. Code § 51.9246 | The athlete 'shall, before entering into the contract, disclose to the institution, in the manner prescribed by the institution, any proposed contract' for... | HB 126 (2025) removed the former ban on compensation 'by the institution'. |
| Utah | In force | Utah Code §§ 53H-6-201, 53H-6-202 (formerly 53B-16-601, -602) | Not addressed since 2025-05-07. | An institution "may" compensate a student athlete "directly" for NIL, but not through funds the Legislature appropriates or a fee a student pays the... |
| Vermont | No statute | None (no college NIL statute and no athlete-agent statute) | No state statute. | No Vermont statute allows or bars it. |
| Virginia | In force | Va. Code § 23.1-408.1 | Before executing an NIL agreement, the athlete discloses it to the school "in a manner designated by the institution". | No association, conference or similar body may "prevent an institution from compensating a student-athlete" for NIL. |
| Washington | Narrow law | RCW 42.52.807 (ethics carve-out) and RCW 19.225 (Uniform Athlete Agents Act) | Not addressed for NIL deals. | Not addressed. |
| West Virginia | In force | W. Va. Code §§ 18B-22-1 to 18B-22-5 | No direct statutory duty. | A state institution may enter agreements to pay athletes for NIL and "share a portion of the revenues generated by an intercollegiate athletic department"... |
| Wisconsin | In force | Wis. Stat. § 36.11(12) and § 39.91 | A student athlete discloses each third-party NIL agreement, in the manner the Board of Regents or the institution prescribes, before entering into it. | The Board of Regents "may enter into agreements providing for the compensation of student athletes" for NIL. |
| Wyoming | No statute | None for college NIL; W.S. 33-44-101 to 33-44-114 (athlete agents) and W.S. 21-25-401 (high school only) | No NIL disclosure statute. | No Wyoming statute allows or bars it. |
SOURCES · CHECKED OCTOBER 21, 2026
Each state's page lists its statute and every amending act, from the legislature's own site.
Leave is software. It is not an athlete agent and does not negotiate, represent or arrange deals. This page summarizes a statute; it is not legal advice and not a ruling on anyone's eligibility. Laws change, schools can set stricter policies, and federal law may override parts of a state's law. The legislature's current text has the final word.
