Florida lawmakers reversed course for the second time in 48 hours on Friday afternoon, passing an amendment to flip Wednesday's decision to delay when its name, image and likeliness (NIL) legislation would be effective.
Once governor Ron DeSantis signs the bill, Florida college athletes can profit from their name, image and likeness starting on July 1, 2021—the original date in the bill passed last year. Wednesday's amendment had sought to push that date back to July 1, 2022.
Wednesday's amendment was introduced in the Florida Senate by Sen. Travis Hutson, who told Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger that the one-year hold was done out of "an abundance of caution" to ensure college athletes in Florida didn't "potentially lose scholarships from the NCAA.