Gov. McMaster vetoes bill that keeps payments to college athletes secret

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 845

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed legislation allowing South Carolina’s public colleges to keep secret what they pay student athletes, throwing the proposed public records exemption back to the Legislature.

The bill goes too far in exempting “any and all” records paid to both individual players and entire teams, the Republican governor explained in his veto message, issued about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

“This legislation presents a conflict between serious concerns and a clear principle,” he …

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