Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1520: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in intercollegiate athletics, further providing for definitions and providing for rights of parties, for prohibitions on institutions, for athletic associations, conferences and organizations with authority over intercollegiate sports, for NIL agreements, for athlete agents and upfront payments, for athletic program structure, for protections and right to adjudicate, for private civil action, for settlements and for severability.

In committee Last action May 30, 2025: Referred to Education

Plain-language summary

HB 1520 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in intercollegiate athletics, further providing for definitions and providing for rights of parties, for prohibitions on institutions, for athletic associations, conferences and organizations with authority over intercollegiate sports, for NIL agreements, for athlete agents and upfront payments, for athletic program structure, for protections and right to adjudicate, for private civil action, for settlements and for severability. Primary sponsor: Aerion Abney (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 30, 2025): Referred to Education.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Aerion Abney (Democratic). 10 co-sponsors.