H 4303 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cigarettes for heating

Summary

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

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed May 19, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

36–3

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 43

May 13, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 1 Nay 2

75% Yea

R Republican31

27 Yea 2 Nay 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance

upper

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 1, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (88-6-24)

house

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors