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Senate Medical Affairs committee sends vaping bill to Senate after debate over FDA registry and in‑state producers
Summary
The committee voted to report S.287 favorably as amended, adding a requirement that compliance checks and enforcement results be reported to the attorney general. Lawmakers debated whether to rely solely on the FDA approval list or create a South Carolina registry or provisional pathway for in‑state manufacturers pending federal review.
Senate Medical Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Garrett on Oct. 12 said the committee would report S.287, a bill governing ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system) products, favorably to the Senate after adopting an amendment requested by the attorney general's office.
The amendment requires that “the results of all compliance checks and enforcement actions shall be reported to the attorney general,” an addition staff identified as requested by the attorney general and accepted as part of the committee recommendation.
The bill would make acceptability of ENDS products contingent on their disposition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): products that are FDA‑approved, those pending FDA review, or those subject to an appeal or stay. Committee members debated whether relying on the federal FDA approval list would effectively bar smaller…
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