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Committee holds public hearing on high‑school NIL bill, AHSAA urges study while sponsor says framework protects students
Summary
A public hearing on HB 489, which would allow high‑school student athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) under specified guardrails, featured testimony from the bill sponsor, a parent, and the Alabama High School Athletic Association urging careful study of unintended consequences.
Committee members heard public testimony and held an extended question‑and‑answer session on HB 489, a bill to permit name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for high school student athletes under specified restrictions.
Sponsor Representative Jeremy Gray (identified in the transcript as the bill presenter) said the bill would establish NIL rights for high‑school athletes while setting guardrails: compensation may not be contingent on athletic performance or used as an enrollment inducement, school trademarks or facilities cannot be used in endorsements, and…
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