(KBTX) - House Bill 126 - which amends the previous name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation legislation in Texas- was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday.

The law goes into effect immediately, as the bill received two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the Texas legislature.

This bill, authored by Rep. Carl Tepper (R-District 84) widens existing NIL legislation so that athletes can be paid NIL compensation directly from their universities, while they are performing team-sanctioned events or to be used as influence for enrollment at a school. It also contains a clause allowing new NCAA rules or court orders to supersede the state law, circumventing the need to update NIL law every two years.

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