republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/s-287.md

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Bill	Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-95-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TIMELINES AND EFFECTIVE DATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-501, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT," SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE". - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	S 287	South Carolina S 287 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Alexander Cromer Davis Elliott Gambrell Garrett Graham Grooms Hembree Hutto Kimbrell Ott Turner Verdin Walker Zell	8	24	9	2025-01-29	2026-03-05	openstates	ocd-bill/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=287&session=126&summary=B	7b5bf96b8b9e506aaac340c8fe737d664ba074ee72727c8d8f0ad7cc2cd0dfad	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 287 (2025-2026) — Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-95-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TIMELINES AND EFFECTIVE DATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-501, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE "YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PREVENTION ACT," SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE". - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/21/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 01/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/11/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/12/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/19/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 38–2 (pass) · upper
• Table Amendment 26 — 50–48 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 19 — 59–44 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 66–33 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Amendment 2 — 45–61 (fail) · lower
• Table Amendment 20 — 54–45 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 2 — 45–58 (fail) · lower
• Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — 26–79 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 40–6 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Cromer — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Gambrell — primary (person)
• Garrett — primary (person)
• Graham — primary (person)
• Grooms — primary (person)
• Hembree — primary (person)
• Hutto — primary (person)
• Kimbrell — primary (person)
• Ott — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)
• Verdin — primary (person)
• Walker — primary (person)
• Zell — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-29 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-29 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2025-03-11 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-12 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-03-19 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-03-19 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-03-19 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2
• 2025-03-20 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2025-03-25 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-25 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-04-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-06 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hewitt, B Newton, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Ballentine, T Moore, BL Cox, Gilreath, MM Smith, Landing, Teeple, Harnett, Guest, Crawford, Rose, McCabe
• 2025-05-07 Debate adjourned until Tues., 1-13-26
• 2026-01-21 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-01-21 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-01-21 Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-33
• 2026-01-22 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-05 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2026-02-05 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-6
• 2026-02-25 Ratified R 101
• 2026-02-27 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-03-05 Effective date 02/27/26
• 2026-03-05 Act No. 97

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).