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SB 1401 — College Athlete Race and Gender Equity Act.
Last action — May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
The Student Athlete Bill of Rights prohibits California postsecondary educational institutions from upholding any rule, requirement, standard or other limitation that prevents an intercollegiate student athlete from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, likeness, or athletic reputation. Existing law prohibits a postsecondary educational institution, athletic association, conference or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from providing a prospective student athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete's name, image, likeness, or athletic reputation. Existing law authorizes an institution of higher education to establish a degree completion fund, in accordance with applicable rules and bylaws of the governing body of the institution and applicable rules and bylaws of any athletic association of which the institution is a member. This bill would instead require institutions of higher education to establish a degree completion fund for each of its student athletes in accordance with applicable rules and bylaws of the governing body of the institution and applicable rules and bylaws of any athletic association of which the institution is a member, as provided. The bill would require a student athlete to have immediate access to funds in the degree completion fund of up to $25,000 per academic year, to register and provide their institution of higher education with the information necessary to establish a degree completion fund, and if the student athlete completes an undergraduate baccalaureate degree within 6 years from when the student athlete first enrolls at an institution of higher education, to receive the balance of their degree completion fund within 60 days of showing proof of completion. This bill would, among other things, require the amount to be deposited into a student athlete's degree completion fund by the institution of higher education to be determined by subtracting the amount of grant-in-aid athletic scholarships offered in the student athlete's sport from 50% of the athletic program's revenue for that individual sport, divided among each student athlete in that sport, with the resulting quotient allocated to the student athlete's degree completion fund. The bill would prohibit a transfer of funds from an institution of higher education to a student athlete from constituting a payment for purposes of establishing an employment relationship between a student athlete and their institution of higher education, and would prohibit a grant-in-aid athletic scholarship from being reduced as a result of a transfer of funds from an institution of higher education to a student athlete for purposes of a degree completion fund.
Bill Text
- Amended 04/25/22 - Amended Senate Current pdf April 25, 2022
- Amended 03/16/22 - Amended Senate pdf March 16, 2022
- Introduced 02/18/22 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2022
- SB1401 View text html
Action History
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May 19 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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Set for hearing May 19.
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May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 9.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3515.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3457.) (April 20).
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Set for hearing April 26 in JUD. pending receipt.
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Set for hearing April 20.
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April 6 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing April 6.
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Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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From printer.
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Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Bradford · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Bradford
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 9% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Borgeas | — | Not Voting |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 0% | 0% | 43% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Not Voting |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1401 do?
- The Student Athlete Bill of Rights prohibits California postsecondary educational institutions from upholding any rule, requirement, standard or other limitation that prevents an intercollegiate student athlete from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, likeness, or athletic reputation. Existing law prohibits a postsecondary educational institution, athletic association, conference or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from providing a prospective student athlete with compensation in relation to the athlete's name, image, likeness, or athletic reputation. Existing law authorizes an institution of higher education to establish a degree completion fund, in accordance with applicable rules and bylaws of the governing body of the institution and applicable rules and bylaws of any athletic association of which the institution is a member. This bill would instead require institutions of higher education to establish a degree completion fund for each of its student athletes in accordance with applicable rules and bylaws of the governing body of the institution and applicable rules and bylaws of any athletic association of which the institution is a member, as provided. The bill would require a student athlete to have immediate access to funds in the degree completion fund of up to $25,000 per academic year, to register and provide their institution of higher education with the information necessary to establish a degree completion fund, and if the student athlete completes an undergraduate baccalaureate degree within 6 years from when the student athlete first enrolls at an institution of higher education, to receive the balance of their degree completion fund within 60 days of showing proof of completion. This bill would, among other things, require the amount to be deposited into a student athlete's degree completion fund by the institution of higher education to be determined by subtracting the amount of grant-in-aid athletic scholarships offered in the student athlete's sport from 50% of the athletic program's revenue for that individual sport, divided among each student athlete in that sport, with the resulting quotient allocated to the student athlete's degree completion fund. The bill would prohibit a transfer of funds from an institution of higher education to a student athlete from constituting a payment for purposes of establishing an employment relationship between a student athlete and their institution of higher education, and would prohibit a grant-in-aid athletic scholarship from being reduced as a result of a transfer of funds from an institution of higher education to a student athlete for purposes of a degree completion fund.
- Who sponsors SB 1401?
- SB 1401 is sponsored by Bradford.
- What is the current status of SB 1401?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 1401?
- Track SB 1401 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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