Sports Law: Federal and Ohio: Ohio Laws

Establishing the Duties of Colleges and Universities as to Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation of Student-Athletes

Codifies and go further than DeWine's Executive Order

Student-athlete compensation for use of name, image, and likeness.

Sports Gaming

Would legalize internet gambling, iLottery, and online betting on horse racing.

Would legalize internet gambling

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The "Modell Law", makes it hard for sports teams to leave taxpayer-supported venues in their home cities.

Cooperative agreement with county for sales tax levy and bond issuance for construction or renovation of professional sports facilities.

Sports parks; cooperative agreements; bonds

Agreement for sales tax levy and bond issuance to construct and operate a sports facility.

Religious apparel in interscholastic athletics

Return to play law requires coaches to pull players out of a game or practice if they exhibit the signs of a concussion or head injury. The players can return to play only after they’ve been cleared by a medical professional.

No state institution of higher education or private college shall uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution or college from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics because the student earns compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness. Earning compensation from the use of a student's name, image, or likeness shall not affect the student's scholarship eligibility or renewal.

Athletic authority prohibitions regarding use of name, image, or likeness

No school or athletic association can compensate a student for his nil, but can't prevent or interfere with his contracts with someone else that can compensate him or her.

Scholarships from a school are not compensation for nil, and schools cannot reduce scholarships because someone else compensates a student for nil.

Student must disclose to school nil compensation contract and the contract can't conflict with school rules

Colleges can prohibit nil contracts with companies that sell alcohol, marijuana or adult entertainment

Concussion awareness, training and procedures in youth sports organizations.

Information regarding sudden cardiac arrest

Sports betting is legal in Ohio as of Jan.1, 2023.

Professional sports team license plates.

Ohio's codification of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act

Tax levied on sports gaming.