South Carolina House Bill 3681 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Passed on May 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-25 - Act No. 38
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #6) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws 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 Smoking Devices, E-liquid, Vapor Products, Or Tobacco Products And To Provide That Such Laws, Ordinances, And Rules Enacted By A Political Subdivision Prior To December 31, 2020, Are Not Subject To The Preemption Imposed By This Act; By Amending Sections 16-17-500, 16-17-501, 16-17-502, 16-17-503, 16-17-504, And 16-17-506, Relating To The Prevention Of Youth Access To Tobacco And Other Nicotine Products, So As To Change The Definition Of "tobacco Product" And Add Definitions For "tobacco Retail Establishment" And "tobacco Retailer"; To Prohibit Minors From Entering A Tobacco Retail Establishment; To Change Certain Penalties For Tobacco Retailer Violations; To Require Tobacco Retailers To Secure And Display A Tobacco Retail Sales License From The Department Of Revenue And To Establish An Associated Fee And Penalty For Violations; To Make Technical Corrections; And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 59-1-380, Relating To The Mandatory Public School Tobacco-free Campus Policy, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Adding Section 12-36-511 So As To Require Retailers To Provide The Department Of Revenue Certain Tobacco-related Information In Their Retail License Applications. - Ratified Title

Omnibus Tobacco Enforcement Act of 2023

Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]
Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]

2023-05-10 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 95 N: 5 NV: 19 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-05-03 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 26 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-03 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 4 (Y: 25 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-03 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 6 (Y: 26 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-03 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 5 (Y: 28 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-03 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 3 (Y: 28 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - Senate - Senate: To Adjourn Debate (Y: 32 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 98 N: 4 NV: 16 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-04-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 90 N: 2 NV: 22 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-25		Act No. 38
2023-05-25		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2023-05-16		Signed By Governor
2023-05-11		Ratified R 46
2023-05-10	House	Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-5
2023-05-10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2023-05-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-05-04	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2023-05-03	Senate	Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-16
2023-05-03	Senate	Read second time
2023-05-03	Senate	Amended
2023-05-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-9
2023-05-02	Senate	Debate adjourned
2023-04-27	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
2023-04-27	Senate	Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
2023-04-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2023-04-06	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-04-06	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-4
2023-04-06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2023-04-05	House	Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-2
2023-04-05	House	Read second time
2023-04-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Kilmartin
2023-04-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-30	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time

H3483 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0414 (Similar To) 2023-02-21 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	36	511	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	501	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	503	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	506	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	95	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	380	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3681&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230427.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230503.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230504.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3681_20230330.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3681%202023-01-12%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22714
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22719
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23014
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23016
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23017
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23018
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23019
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23118
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22965