Colorado Politics: The bill updating Colorado’s laws on public collegiate sports “name, image and likeness” (NIL) passed the House Education Committee Thursday, but not without significant opposition.

House Bill 1041 would allow a public institution of higher education or athletic association to compensate a student-athlete for using their name, image, or likeness in branding or marketing for the institution. HB 1041 passed on a 9-4 vote and now heads to the full House.

But the bill’s second section, carving out a new exception to the state’s open records law, has drawn the most scrutiny.

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