2026 Senate Bill 1017

Higher education: other; name, image, and likeness contract regulations; provide for.

A bill to amend 2020 PA 366, entitled “An act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions in this state and certain athletic organizations from preventing a college athlete from receiving compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or likeness rights,” (MCL 390.1731 to 390.1741) by adding section 6a.

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Amends Michigan's NIL law to prohibit contracts and agent agreements that bind student athletes beyond their eligibility, require post-eligibility compensation or rights, or mandate out-of-state dispute resolution, thereby strengthening protections for student athletes in NIL arrangements.

Introduced in the Senate

June 4, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs