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Senate committee amends HB1566 into study on kratom regulation, backs amended bill
Summary
Lawmakers amended House Bill 15 66 to convert it to a study of kratom regulation and then recommended a do-pass on the amended bill; testimony covered public-health concerns, potential licensing fees and whether Department of Agriculture or Department of Health should oversee regulation.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to change House Bill 15 66 into a study of kratom regulation and then recommended a do-pass on the bill as amended. Representative Dan Johnson presented the measure and witnesses from state agencies described competing estimates for administrative resources and revenue projections.
Representative Dan Johnson said the bill grew out of earlier efforts to consider scheduling kratom and that stakeholders—including distributors and users—favored a regulatory framework rather than a ban. "It seemed unwarranted to schedule the drug," Johnson said, arguing regulation would address adulteration and protect consumers.
The bill as drafted initially included an administrative structure and a fiscal note. Committee…
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