By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
The bill updating Colorado’s laws on public collegiate sports “name, image and likeness” (NIL) passed the House Education Committee Thursday, but not without significant opposition.
House Bill 1041 would allow a public institution of higher education or athletic association to compensate a student-athlete for using their name, image, or likeness in branding or marketing for the institution. HB 1041 passed on a 9-4 vote and now heads to the full House.
But the bill’s second section, carving out a new exception to the state’s open records law, has drawn the most scrutiny.