LITTLE ROCK, Ark — On Thursday, April 17, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed over 100 bills into law, one of which passed exemptions for name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals for athletes in the state.
House Bill 1917, also known as Act 839, amended the Arkansas Student Athlete Publicity Rights Act to exempt the deals from state taxation and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
The act was signed just before a move by the University of Arkansas’ NIL collective, Arkansas Edge. The group is reportedly seeking the return of around $200,000 from a quarterback who recently entered the transfer portal just months after arriving on campus…