republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4817.md

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Bill	Tobacco products, sale or purchase by minors	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-500, RELATING TO THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS WITHOUT PROOF OF AGE AND THE LOCATION OF VENDING MACHINES, SO AS TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS AND TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS TO PRESENT PROOF OF AGE UPON DEMAND, AND TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS FROM VENDING MACHINES IN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4817	South Carolina H 4817 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	G.M. Smith West	5	19	2	2024-01-10	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/f4878984-df58-4205-b6b9-15c8a1649313	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4817&session=125&summary=B	fc95448d608a057958977bc4673bf9e4ca46303e1ecba3809cc1fc9f23b70d33	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4817 (2023-2024) — Tobacco products, sale or purchase by minors

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-500, RELATING TO THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS WITHOUT PROOF OF AGE AND THE LOCATION OF VENDING MACHINES, SO AS TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS AND TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS TO PRESENT PROOF OF AGE UPON DEMAND, AND TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS FROM VENDING MACHINES IN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/10/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/28/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 87–21 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-01-10 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2024-02-28 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-01 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-03-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-03-06 Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-21
• 2024-03-07 Debate adjourned until Mon., 3-11-24
• 2024-03-13 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-03-13 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2024-04-23 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Adams, Garrett, Gustafson
• 2024-05-01 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-05-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-05-08 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2024-05-09 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 222
• 2024-05-21 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/21/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 205

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4878984-df58-4205-b6b9-15c8a1649313. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).