Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB449: Student Athlete Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 18, 2026
This bill creates provisions related to an institution compensating a student athlete for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Student Athlete Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates provisions related to an institution compensating a student athlete for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - makes technical and conforming changes; - allows an institution of higher education to use certain funds to compensate a student athlete directly for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness; - provides certain protections to institutions and student athletes; and - creates an audit requirement for the Utah Board of Higher Education. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53B-1-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 3 53B-16-601 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 49 53B-16-602 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 49 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53B-1-301 is amended to read: 53B-1-301. Reports to and actions of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14 , the following recurring reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee: (a) the reports described in Sections 53B-1-116 , 53B-1-117 , and …
Sponsors
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Millner, Ann (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0431S02
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2025): 61 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Athletics, Higher Education Students, Utah System of Higher Education, Higher Education, Colleges and Universities, Utah Board of Higher Education
Common questions
- What is HB449?
- HB449 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Student Athlete Amendments.
- What does HB449 do?
- This bill creates provisions related to an institution compensating a student athlete for the use of the student athlete's name, image, or likeness.
- What is the status of HB449?
- Chaptered as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB449?
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB449?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0449.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.