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HB1400Introduced in the House

"Mississippi High School Student-Athlete NIL Protection Act"; enact.

Failed

Introduced by Jeffery Harness, District 85

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Create The Mississippi High School Student-athlete Nil Protection Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Any Student-athlete To Earn Compensation For Use Of His Or Her Name, Image And Likeness (nil) Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That Any Nil Contract Executed Without Parental Or Guardian Consent Shall Be Void And Unenforceable, If Such Contract Was Executed By The Student-athlete When He Or She Was Under The Age Of 18; To Provide That If Nil Compensation That Is Paid To A Student-athlete Is $10,000 Or Less During A Calendar Year, Then Such Compensation May Be Paid Directly To The Student-athlete Or His Or Her Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide That If Nil Compensation That Is Paid To A Student-athlete Exceeds $10,000 During A Calendar Year, Then Such Compensation Over The $10,000 Amount Shall Be Deposited Into A Restricted Trust Account, Which Is Established For The Benefit Of The Highschool Student-athletes; To Provide The Conditions When The Funds Of Such Trust Account Shall Be Released To Such Student-athletes; To Bring Forward Section 93-19-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Student-athletes Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Having The Capacity To Enter Into Certain Legally Binding Contracts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

February 3, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Judiciary A

  2. Died In Committee

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