On Monday night, the California state assembly voted, 72-0, in favor of a bill that could make it possible for college athletes in the state to make money from their names, images, or likenesses.
The Fair Pay To Play Act, first proposed by state Senator Nancy Skinner, is potentially the biggest, most consequential domino to fall in a decades-long battle between the NCAA and advocates who want to see college athletes receive more compensation for all of the money they help generate. The bill isn't yet a law and a lot may change before it goes into effect, but it's far enough along to start sorting through the implications of what this bill might mean for college athletes and what is coming next.