South Carolina Senate Bill 993

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-158-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Revise Several Definitions; By Amending Section 59-158-20, Relating To The Authorization Of Compensation For Use Of An Intercollegiate Athlete's Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Institutions Of Higher Learning And Certain Agents Of The Institutions May Engage In Certain Actions That May Enable Intercollegiate Athletes To Earn Compensation For Use Of The Name, Image, Or Likeness Of The Athlete, And To Provide The Institutions Also May Permit Intercollegiate Athletes To Use Trademarks And Facilities Of The Institution, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-158-30, Relating To The Affects Of Name, Image, And Likeness Compensation On Grant-in-aid Or Athletic Eligibility, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts May Not Extend Beyond The Intercollegiate Athlete's Eligibility To Participate In An Intercollegiate Athletics Program At An Institution Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-40, Relating To Allowed And Prohibited Actions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes Name, Image, And Likeness-related Matters, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Limitations On Liability For Institution Of Higher Learning Employees For Damages Resulting From Certain Routine Decisions Made In Intercollegiate Athletics, And To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Athletic Associations, Athletic Conferences, Or Other Groups With Authority Over Intercollegiate Athletic Programs At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-50, Relating To Good Academic Standing Required For Participation In Name, Image, And License Activities, So As To Delete Existing Provisions And Provide Certain Matters Concerning Name, Image, And Licensing Agreements May Not Be Considered Public Records Subject To An Exception And May Not Be Disclosed To Certain Entities; By Amending Section 59-158-60, Relating To Disclosure Of Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Third-party Administrators, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide For The Resolution Of Conflicts Between Certain Provisions Of This Act And Provisions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, And To Provide Athlete Agents Shall Comply With Certain Federal Requirements; By Amending Section 59-102-20, Relating To Definitions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, So As To Revise The Definition Of "athlete Agent"; By Amending Section 59-102-100, Relating To Agency Contracts, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Compensation; By Repealing Section 59-158-70 Relating To Disclosures And Limitations In Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Revocation Periods For Such Contracts; And By Repealing Section 59-158-80 Relating To Governing Law And Federal Compliance Contracts.

Intercollegiate athlete name, image, and likeness compensation

Sen. Nikki Setzler [D]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]	Sen. Thomas McElveen [D]
Sen. Kent Williams [D]	Sen. Scott Talley [R]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]	Sen. Kevin Johnson [D]
Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]
Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Michael Fanning [D]	Sen. Richard Harpootlian [D]	Sen. Luke Rankin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2024-01-25	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4957 (Similar To) 2024-05-21 - Signed By Governor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	102	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	102	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	158	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0993&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/993_20240125.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0993%202024-01-25%20introduced.pdf