H*4900 (Rat #0333, Act #0331 of 2008) General Bill, By Cato, Gambrell, Bowen, Mitchell, Hiott, J.R. Smith, Kelly, Brady, Walker, Bedingfield, Agnew, Barfield, Battle, Bowers, Clemmons, Gullick, Limehouse, Loftis, Lowe, Mahaffey, D.C. Moss, Owens, Pinson, Sandifer, D.C. Smith, Spires, Talley, Toole, White, Hardwick and Whipper
Summary: Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 51 TO TITLE 23 SO AS TO ENACT THE "REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY STANDARDS AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT", TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT CIGARETTES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN TEST METHODS, MET CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, RECEIVED CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS, AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MARKED, TO SPECIFY THE TESTING METHODS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT MUST BE MET. - ratified title
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03/27/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/27/08	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
04/02/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardwick
04/09/08	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Skelton
04/23/08	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2
04/24/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
04/29/08	House	Amended HJ-14
04/29/08	House	Read second time HJ-16
04/30/08	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
04/30/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-13
04/30/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
04/30/08		Scrivener's error corrected
05/06/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Elliott, Anderson, Ritchie, Cleary, Ceips
05/21/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-12
05/22/08		Scrivener's error corrected
05/22/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-36
05/22/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-36
05/22/08	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-36
05/23/08		Scrivener's error corrected
05/23/08	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-3
05/28/08	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-198
05/29/08		Ratified R 333
06/04/08		Vetoed by Governor
06/05/08	House	Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-88 Nays-7 HJ-99
06/05/08	Senate	Veto overridden Yeas-43 Nays-0
06/26/08		Copies available
06/26/08		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
07/11/08		Act No. 331