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House Business and Labor advances Kratom Consumer Protection Act with amendment
Summary
The House Business and Labor Committee voted to advance House Bill 407, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, approving an amendment changing a retail/wholesale reference; the measure was passed out of committee and will go to the House floor.
The House Business and Labor Committee voted to pass House Bill 407, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, after adopting an amendment that alters a retail reference to wholesale in the bill text.
Vice Chair Seekins Crowe moved the bill and the amendment; Representative Nickel characterized the change as "a friendly amendment," and Chair Buttrey urged colleagues to support the change. Chair Buttrey said the legislation was "landmark" and would provide "some control and some protection out there for folks dealing with kratom." Jamieson noted a technical inconsistency in the bill title and the effective date language and said the title will be fixed so the effective date (listed in section 10 as 01/01/2026) is not mis-stated in the title.
The committee adopted Amendment 407.1.0.2 in a voice vote and then approved the bill as amended. The amendment modifies the phrasing on page 4 to change a retail reference to wholesale. Representative Carter expressed support for the amended bill during discussion.
The committee did not record a roll-call tally for the final passage in the transcript; the amendment passed by voice vote and the committee chair announced that House Bill 407, as amended, "is passed" and will be sent to the House floor.
