COLUMBUS — Ohio State representative Ty Mathews announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 184.

This bill marks a major advancement in protecting the rights and futures of Ohio’s student-athletes as it focuses on the regulation of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) contracts and the conduct of athlete agents, and sets a new standard for fairness and accountability in collegiate athletics.

It also ensures that NIL contracts cannot extend beyond a student-athlete’s period of eligibility for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and includes an allocation of $40 million for post-traumatic stress treatment for first responders.