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State Affairs committee approves minutes and sends RS 33851 to print; no further action on kratom RS 33853
Summary
The committee approved minutes from March 18 and March 20 by voice vote, approved a sponsor request to print RS 33851, and heard Representative Aaron Bingham present RS 33853 (a kratom bill) but took no immediate action on RS 33853.
The State Affairs Committee opened, confirmed a quorum and approved the minutes for March 18 and March 20 by voice votes.
Chair Guthrie asked for consideration of RS 33851; the committee approved a motion to send RS 33851 to print after the sponsor presented the measure as a reconfiguration of an earlier bill. Representative Aaron Bingham introduced RS 33853 on kratom (mitragynine), describing a proposed reclassification under the Idaho Uniform Controlled Substances Act with an effective date moved to Jan. 1, 2027 and a stepped penalty approach (first possession as an infraction; subsequent possession within five years a misdemeanor). The committee indicated no immediate interest to act on RS 33853 that day.
Those procedural items concluded before the committee moved to more substantive bills on immigration and corrections.
