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99 lines
4.7 KiB
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cigarettes for heating"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO TAX RATES ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOBACCO, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX ON CIGARETTES FOR HEATING AND CERTAIN VAPOR PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 4303"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4303 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brewer", "Cobb-Hunter", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hosey", "M.M. Smith", "Rutherford", "Sessions", "Weeks", "Yow"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-04-03"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d20bc09-b3f4-47b0-ac16-1348103a4246"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4303&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "987dfd59d8fe291b70ee2d5eddcc77e20899f3265e14c0181c49ab726f77c955"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4303 (2025-2026) — Cigarettes for heating
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO TAX RATES ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOBACCO, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX ON CIGARETTES FOR HEATING AND CERTAIN VAPOR PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4303.htm)
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2. **03/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20260318.htm)
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3. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250403.htm)
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4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250430.htm)
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5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250501.htm)
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6. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20260513.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **91–18** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **93–6** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **36–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hosey — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Rutherford — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- Weeks — primary (person)
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- Yow — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hosey
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- **2025-04-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-6
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- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-13** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-4
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- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-18
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 247
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/2026
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 234
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d20bc09-b3f4-47b0-ac16-1348103a4246`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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