South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SB194: classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.
From the introduced text:
An Act to classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 10-50-1 be AMENDED: 10-50-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Consumer," [DELETED: any] [ADDED: an] individual who is not a retailer or a licensed distributor or wholesaler pursuant to § 10-50-9; (2) "Dealer," or "retailer," [DELETED: any] [ADDED: a] person other than a distributor or wholesaler, as defined herein, who is engaged in this state in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products at retail; (3) "Distributor," [DELETED: any] [ADDED: a] person engaged in this state in the business of producing or manufacturing cigarettes, or importing into the state cigarettes, at least seventy-five percent of which are purchased directly from the manufacturers thereof; (4) "Licensed distributor," or "licensed wholesaler," a distributor or wholesaler licensed under the provisions of this chapter; (5) "Person," [DELETED: any] [ADDED: an] individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, or association, however formed; (6) "Sale" or "sell," [DELETED: shall include or apply to] [ADDED: transactions,] gifts, exchanges, and barter; (7) "Secretary," the secretary of [DELETED: revenue] [ (8) "Tobacco products," cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, [DELETED: …
Sponsors
- Paul Miskimins (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Erin Healy (D, HD-010)
- Leslie Heinemann (R, HD-025)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Jamie Smith (D, SD-015)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
Latest actions
- : Tabled
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Taxation
- : First Reading Senate
Votes
- Tabled (February 19, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Tobacco, Taxation, Grants, Fund, Appropriation, Electronic Smoking Devices
Common questions
- What is SB194?
- SB194 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.
- What does SB194 do?
- In its own words: An Act to classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.
- What is the status of SB194?
- Failed as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Tabled (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB194?
- Paul Miskimins (R, 20), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB194?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26051
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.