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type: "Bill"
title: "Tobacco products, sale or purchase by minors"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4817"
citation: "South Carolina H 4817 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith", "West"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4878984-df58-4205-b6b9-15c8a1649313"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4817&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "fc95448d608a057958977bc4673bf9e4ca46303e1ecba3809cc1fc9f23b70d33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4817.htm)
2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4817_20240110.htm)
3. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4817_20240228.htm)
4. **03/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4817_20240301.htm)
5. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4817_20240501.htm)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4878984-df58-4205-b6b9-15c8a1649313`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).