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H 4626 General Bill, By White, Whipper, R.L. Brown, Gilliard, Jefferson and McLeod
Summary: Breast Cancer and colorectal cancer screening and treatment trust fund
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ESTABLISHING THE SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION TRUST FUND AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAID FUND TO RECEIVE REVENUES OF THE TWO AND ONE-HALF CENT SURTAX IMPOSED ON THE SALE OF EACH CIGARETTE, SO AS ESTABLISH THE BREAST CANCER AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT TRUST FUND TO WHICH MUST BE DEPOSITED ANNUALLY TWO AND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN CIGARETTE SURTAX REVENUES WHICH MUST BE USED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER AND COLORECTRAL CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-625, RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE CIGARETTE SURTAX AND THE USE OF THE REVENUES OF THE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TWO AND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY OF THE SURTAX REVENUE MUST BE CREDITED TO THE BREAST CANCER AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT TRUST FUND AND TO REDUCE FROM FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO TWO AND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY THE SURTAX REVENUE THAT MUST BE CREDITED TO THE SMOKING PREVENTION AND CESSATION TRUST FUND.
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01/18/12House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
01/18/12House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 8)
03/28/12House Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House Journal-page 42)
03/30/12 Scrivener's error corrected
04/18/12House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper, R.L.Brown
04/24/12House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Jefferson, McLeod
04/24/12House Read second time (House Journal-page 30)
04/24/12House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 31)
04/25/12House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 13)
04/25/12Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
04/25/12Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 7)



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