The California Legislature Has Spoken — Will Governor Newsom Make Senate Bill 206 Law?

By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis   The California State Senate has unanimously passed the amendments to Senate Bill 206 in a concurrence vote making California the first state to allow college student-athletes to market and profit from their name, image and likeness without affecting their student-athlete status. The bill will now be placed before Governor Newsom for his consideration. The Governor will have thirty (30) days to either the sign the bill and make it law, to veto the bill