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2023 SESSION
HB 1521 Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Kratom; prohibited acts; civil penalty. Provides that no person that sells, prepares, manufactures, distributes, or maintains kratom products, as defined in the bill, or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as selling, preparing, manufacturing, distributing, or maintaining kratom products shall prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale (i) any kratom product that includes or is packed with a substance that is not kratom and that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product or that contains any poisonous or otherwise deleterious ingredient; (ii) any kratom product that contains a level, as described in the bill, that is greater than two percent of the overall alkaloid composition of the product or any synthetic alkaloids or other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant; (iii) any kratom extract that contains levels of residual solvents that are higher than is allowed in Chapter 467 of current edition of the United States Pharmacopeia; or (iv) any kratom product that does not provide labeling directions necessary for safe and effective use by consumers, including a recommended serving size. The bill provides that any person that violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation.
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AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100391D
- 01/05/23 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/19/23 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/24/23 House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/23 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/02/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/23 House: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws (7-Y 14-N)