HF 628: Relating to compensation and name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions, providing remedies, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to compensation and name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions. The bill defines a “postsecondary educational institution” as an institution of higher education governed by the state board of regents, a community college, or a private postsecondary educational institution in this state. The bill prohibits a postsecondary educational institution from enforcing any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation of an athletic association or athletic conference that prevents a student athlete of that institution from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics without penalty or from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student athlete’s name, image, likeness rights, or athletic reputation.

House subcommittee · named March 4, 2025

• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) · j.d.scholten@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

1. February 28, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee
2. March 4, 2025House subcommittee named: Wood, Scholten and Weldon