The State of California is getting closer to adopting the Fair Pay to Play Act, a law that would end NCAA amateurism as we know it. However, as explained below, there are important caveats that muddle the Act’s potential impact.
On Monday, the California State Assembly voted by a decisive 73-0 (with 6 no votes registered) to pass SB 206, another version of which passed the California State Senate in May. The Assembly and Senate will soon attempt to reconcile minor differences between the two versions. Assuming that process moves favorably, Governor Gavin Newsom would have 30 days to sign a final version of the bill.