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Kratom language in late package draws fierce House opposition but conference report passes
Summary
Lawmakers spent much of a late-night floor debate opposing the insertion of kratom/metrogynine language into a conference committee report; proponents said the changes were technical, opponents warned the move would criminalize powder kratom and hinder research. The House adopted the CCR on Senate Bill 430, 78‑44.
Representative Will Carpenter moved adoption of the conference committee report on Senate Bill 430, saying staff corrected missing language and folded several small technical fixes into the CCR.
Representative Susan Ruiz urged rejection of the conference report, arguing the change lumps kratom’s powder form into Schedule I and would immediately criminalize ordinary users…
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