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H. 3173
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Lourie
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22714htc03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 2, 93, 3011, 3488
Introduced in the House on December 9, 2002
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Cigarette tax increase to fund Medicaid
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/9/2002 House Introduced and read first time HJ-3 12/9/2002 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-3
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-630 SO AS TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE TAX ON EACH CIGARETTE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSE TAX ON CIGARETTES IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.9 CENTS ON EACH CIGARETTE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ADDITIONAL TAX, AND TO ESTABLISH THE MEDICAID MATCH FUND TO RECEIVE THE REVENUE OF THIS TAX AND PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THIS FUND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 21, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-21-630. (A) In addition to the license tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-21-620(1), there is imposed on all cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco an additional license tax equal to 2.9 cents on each cigarette.
(B) The additional license tax imposed pursuant to subsection (A) must be reported, paid, collected, and enforced in the same manner as the license tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-21-620(1).
(C) There is created in the State Treasury the Medicaid Match Fund that is separate and distinct from the general fund of the State and all other funds. Revenue collected pursuant to this section must be credited to the Medicaid Match Fund and used by the Department of Health and Human Services as the state match for federal Medicaid funding. This fund is exempt from reductions imposed by law as a result of general fund shortfalls. Earnings on fund revenues must be credited to the fund and used for the same purposes. Revenues in the fund not expended during a fiscal year are carried forward to the succeeding fiscal year and must be used for the same purposes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on the first day of the third month following the month in which the act is approved by the Governor.
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