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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation"
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description: "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"
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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: "S 287"
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citation: "South Carolina S 287 (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: ["Alexander", "Cromer", "Davis", "Elliott", "Gambrell", "Garrett", "Graham", "Grooms", "Hembree", "Hutto", "Kimbrell", "Ott", "Turner", "Verdin", "Walker", "Zell"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=287&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "7b5bf96b8b9e506aaac340c8fe737d664ba074ee72727c8d8f0ad7cc2cd0dfad"
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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 S 287 (2025-2026) — Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation
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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
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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/287.htm)
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2. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20260121.htm)
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3. **01/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250129.htm)
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4. **03/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250311.htm)
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5. **03/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250312.htm)
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6. **03/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250319.htm)
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7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250430.htm)
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8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/287_20250506.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **38–2** (pass) · upper
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- Table Amendment 26 — **50–48** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 19 — **59–44** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **66–33** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Amendment 2 — **45–61** (fail) · lower
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- Table Amendment 20 — **54–45** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 2 — **45–58** (fail) · lower
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- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **26–79** (pass) · lower
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- to concur — **40–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Gambrell — primary (person)
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- Garrett — primary (person)
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- Graham — primary (person)
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Hutto — primary (person)
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- Kimbrell — primary (person)
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- Ott — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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- Verdin — primary (person)
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- Walker — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-12** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-03-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2
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- **2025-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **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
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- **2025-05-07** Debate adjourned until Tues., 1-13-26
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- **2026-01-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-21** Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-33
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- **2026-01-22** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-05** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-02-05** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-6
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- **2026-02-25** Ratified R 101
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- **2026-02-27** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-05** Effective date 02/27/26
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- **2026-03-05** Act No. 97
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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/860872eb-c746-4c3d-80bb-3cc6b43d8bfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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