Cigarettes and nicotine products
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-95-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE MAY NOT ENACT ANY LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR RULES PERTAINING TO INGREDIENTS, FLAVORS, OR LICENSING OF CIGARETTES, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND RULES ENACTED BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2019, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PREEMPTION IMPOSED BY THIS ACT.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
60–29
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 104
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic38
39% Nay
R
Republican66
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 13, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (60-29-15)
house
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 18, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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