2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2576: NIL Protection Act
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide rights, responsibilities, authorities and limitations relating to the name, image, and likeness of an individual who participating as a student-athlete in an institution of higher education. This article is new, therefore,
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Bill History
2/18/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To Education then Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To House Education
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Do pass
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 312)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 313)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
4/2/2025
To Education
Senate
4/2/2025
To Education
Senate
4/8/2025
Reported do pass
Senate
4/8/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
4/8/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
4/9/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Floor amendment rejected (Voice vote)
Senate
4/10/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Deferred until foot of 3rd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/10/2025
Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 461)
Senate
4/10/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 462)
Senate
4/10/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 463)
Senate
4/10/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/10/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
Amendments
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-10
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-10
4/10/2025Not Adopted
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-10 rejected
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-10 rejected
4/10/2025Not Adopted
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-8
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-8
4/8/2025Not Adopted
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-8 rejected
hb2576 sfa tarr _1 4-8 rejected
4/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Effective from passage (Roll No. 463)
4/10/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 461)
4/10/2025
15
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 462)
4/10/2025
31
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 312)
4/1/2025
96
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 313)
4/1/2025
96
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
