H 4924 General Bill, By Witherspoon, Harrell, Cobb-Hunter, Battle, Martin, Kirsh, Viers, Rhoad, McGee, Hayes, Lucas, Whipper, Quinn, Jennings, Coleman, Snow, J. Hines, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Branham, Breeland, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Cato, Chellis, Clemmons, Coates, Cooper, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Frye, Hamilton, Harrison, Haskins, Herbkersman, M. Hines, Keegan, Kennedy, Koon, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Mahaffey, McCraw, Miller, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Sandifer, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stille, Townsend, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, White, Young and Owens
Summary: Tobacco Escrow Fund Act
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 11, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 48 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FURTHER ENFORCEMENT OF THE TOBACCO ESCROW FUND ACT, INCLUDING BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, TO AMEND SECTION 11-47-30, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURER TO EITHER PARTICIPATE IN THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR DEPOSIT MONIES INTO A QUALIFIED ESCROW FUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ESCROW PAYMENTS REQUIRED OF A NONPARTICIPATING TOBACCO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER AND ANY REFUND OF AN ESCROW OVERPAYMENT BY SUCH A MANUFACTURER ARE BASED ON UNITS SOLD IN THIS STATE COMPARED WITH MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PAYMENTS RATHER THAN AN ALLOCABLE SHARE.
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03/10/04	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-20
03/10/04	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-20
04/01/04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-12
04/14/04	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday April 20, 2004 HJ-50
04/20/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens
04/20/04	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 21, 2004 HJ-18
04/21/04	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Altman and Kennedy HJ-16
04/21/04	House	Amended HJ-16
04/21/04	House	Read second time HJ-27
04/22/04	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-38
04/22/04	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/22/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-5
05/04/04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-9
05/05/04		Scrivener's error corrected