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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 490: Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act; modifying terms and requirements for certain agreements between student athletes and postsecondary institutions or authorized third parties. Emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 490 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Act; modifying terms and requirements for certain agreements between student athletes and postsecondary institutions or authorized third parties. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Todd Gollihare (Republican), Mark Lawson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Approved by Governor 05/03/2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd GolliharePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Mark LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
  2. Sent to Governor
  3. Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Enrolled, to House
  5. Referred for enrollment
  6. Signed, returned to Senate
  7. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 19
  8. Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck
  9. General Order
  10. CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
  11. Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  12. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source