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Finance committee adopts amendment tightening ban on synthetic kratom; bill passes 13–11
Summary
The Finance Committee approved an amendment to bar synthetic and semi-synthetic kratom products above a 1,000 ppm threshold and voted 13–11 to report SB 557 as 'ought to pass' as amended. Supporters cited public-health harms; opponents warned of research and small-business impacts.
The Finance Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 557, a measure to prohibit synthetic and semi‑synthetic kratom products, after adopting amendment 17‑98 that defines regulated products as those containing more than 1,000 parts per million of the active chemical. Representative Campbells introduced the bill and Representative Sweeney moved the amendment and the motion that the bill ‘ought to pass’ as amended; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill by recorded voice vote, 13–11.
Supporters, including Representative Stringham, told the…
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