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H.B. 687 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
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Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Stewart
Effective date:
Chris Edwards, Attorney
SUMMARY
▪ Prohibits any person from entering into a contract with an intercollegiate athlete that
compensates the athlete for the athlete’s name, image, or likeness (NIL) if it remains in
effect or requires the athlete to provide future compensation or rights associated with
the use of the athlete’s NIL after the athlete’s intercollegiate athletic eligibility ends.
▪ Prohibits an athlete agent from entering into a fee agreement that requires an athlete to
provide future compensation or rights associated with the use of the athlete’s NIL after
the athlete’s intercollegiate athletic eligibility ends.
▪ Prohibits an athlete agent from entering into an agent contract under which the athlete
agent represents an athlete in relation to contracts or legal matters regarding
opportunities to earn compensation for use of the athlete’s NIL if the agent contract
remains in effect after the athlete’s intercollegiate athletic eligibility ends.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Contracts with intercollegiate athletes
The bill prohibits persons and athlete agents from entering into certain types of contracts
with an intercollegiate athlete that involve the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness (NIL).
Contracts for use of an athlete’s NIL
The bill prohibits any person from entering into a contract with an intercollegiate athlete
that compensates the athlete for the use of the athlete’s NIL if the contract:
▪ Remains in effect beyond the date the athlete is no longer eligible to participate in
intercollegiate athletics; or
▪ Requires the athlete to provide as consideration:
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 Any compensation the athlete may earn after the athlete is no longer eligible to
participate in intercollegiate athletics for use of the athlete’s NIL; or
 Rights associated with the use of the athlete’s NIL after the athlete is no longer eligible
to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
A contract entered into in violation of this prohibition is void.1
Athlete agent prohibitions
The bill prohibits an athlete agent from entering into a fee agreement that requires an
intercollegiate athlete to provide as consideration:
▪ Any compensation the athlete may earn after the athlete is no longer eligible to
participate in intercollegiate athletics for use of the athlete’s NIL; or
▪ Rights associated with the use of the athlete’s NIL after the athlete is no longer eligible to
participate in intercollegiate athletics.2
An athlete agent also cannot enter into an agent contract with an athlete under which
the athlete agent represents the athlete in relation to contracts or legal matters regarding
opportunities to earn compensation for use of the athlete’s NIL if the agent contract remains in
effect beyond the date the athlete is no longer eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics.3
Under continuing law, any agent contract entered into in violation of this prohibition is void.4
An agent contract under continuing law is any contract under which an athlete authorizes
an athlete agent to:
▪ Market, or enter an agreement to market, an athlete or an athlete’s reputation;
▪ Negotiate or solicit an agreement with a professional sports team for the athlete’s
employment with the team; or
▪ Negotiate or solicit an agreement for the athlete’s employment as a professional athlete.5
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 11-07-24
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1 R.C. 3376.09.
2 R.C. 4771.12.
3 R.C. 4771.021.
4 R.C. 4771.04, not in the bill.
5 R.C. 4771.01, not in the bill.
P a g e |2 H.B. 687
As Introduced