H4303

Cigarettes for heating

Complete·6/3/26

South Carolina H4303 amends tobacco tax rates, imposing a tax on cigarettes for heating.

South Carolina H4303 amends the tax rates on tobacco products, specifically introducing a tax on cigarettes for heating. The bill sets a tax of one and one-quarter mills on each cigarette for heating, while maintaining a higher tax rate of three and one-quarter mills on cigarettes for smoking. The tax applies to all cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco, regardless of packaging or labeling. The changes take effect on October 1, 2025.

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Roll Call Votes

91 Yea

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18 Nay

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11 Not Voting

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4 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 10

3:00 PM

Senate Finance Sales & Income Tax Subcommittee

Apr 30, 2025

9:00 AM

House Ways and Means Full Committee

History

Jun 3

Act No. 234

May 19

Signed By Governor

May 15

Ratified R 247