South Carolina lawmakers float bill to regulate vapes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new South Carolina bill could change how vapes are sold across the state.
This isn’t the first time lawmakers tried to a bill like this.
In 2023, a similar bill ed the South Carolina Senate with unanimous , but then it stalled in the House.
Now, lawmakers are pushing to get a new version of the bill through the legislature and signed into law.
It would require all manufacturers of electronic nicotine delivery systems, also known as ENDS, to certify products with the state Attorney General and prove they comply with FDA regulations.
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The Attorney General would be responsible for maintaining a public directory that lists all approved products. If a product isn’t listed that means it can’t legally be sold in the state.
Manufacturers would also have to pay a $2,000 registration fee per product and an annual renewal fee of $500.
The bill also aims to prevent youth-targeted advertising by banning the use of cartoon characters, candy flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy, and branding that mimics popular food products or school supplies.
“I hope that y’all will be able to move this forward and get this bill ed and get us the tools and hopefully the technology to track this down and stop this. Let legit businesses run, but get rid of this illegal business that’s plaguing our community. Because we gone have a healthcare crisis here and the question is how bad is it going to be,” said Mayor of Columbia, Mayor Rickenmann.
If ed, manufacturers would need to submit their first certifications by August 1st and the directory would go live by October 1st.
Last year, Georgia lawmakers pushed for more restrictions on vape products.
The Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act would require the Georgia Agricultural Commissioner to make a list of what nicotine vape products can be sold in stores and penalize stores if they’re caught selling something not on the list.
The bill ed in the House in February 2024 but was tabled by the Senate in March that same year.
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