South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3419

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bernstein and Finlay
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15318vr19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Alternative nicotine products

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 232)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 232)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-501, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO THE DEFINITION OF "ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT", SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    A.        The undesignated clause in Section 16-17-501 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"As used in this section and Sections 16-17-500, 16-17-502, 16-17-503, and 16-17-504:"

B.    Section 16-17-501(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(6)    'Alternative nicotine product' means a product, including electronic cigarettes, that consists of or contains nicotine or other substances that can be ingested into the body by chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, or by any other means. 'Alternative nicotine product' does not include:

(a)    a cigarette, as defined in Section 12-21-620, or other tobacco products, as defined in Section 12-21-800;

(b)    a product that is a drug pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1);

(c)    a device pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 321(h); or

(d)    a combination product described in 21 U.S.C. 353(g)."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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