Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4118 Primary Sponsor:Neal Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Tax on tobacco products Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:436/12942AC.93 Introduced Date:19930414 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930414 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neal Moody-Lawrence Inabinett Cobb-Hunter Whipper Anderson Beatty Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4118 House 19930414 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TAX RATES ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOBACCO, SO AS TO INCREASE TAXES ON EACH CIGARETTE FROM THREE AND ONE-HALF MILLS TO TEN MILLS, AND TO DEDICATE THIS INCREASE TO SUPPLEMENT MEDICAID FUNDING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-21-620(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(5) Upon all cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute therefor for cigarettes made of tobacco, three and one-half ten mills on each cigarette, and six and one-half mills collected for each cigarette must be used to support the Medicaid program and are in addition to and may not replace other funds used for Medicaid;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1993.