Do you remember the feeling when you first heard kratom was going to be banned by the DEA and FDA? We do! Now imagine that feeling x20, 25, 30, 50, because that is what we are looking at right now between states, cities and counties. If people do not step up and start advocating, all the effort by all the organizations and all the people through the years WILL BE WASTED!

Realistically we know, there are going to be a lot of people coming at us saying we are using this as a scare tactic and that’s OK. We are looking at updated Legiscan bills plus city and county tracking everyday and it scares us. We all have too much time, effort, energy and yes, money, invested in this fight through the years, to go out with a whimper. We don’t even care who you choose to support and volunteer with (although we of course would like it to be us), we simply are saying, pick someone. Do something. If you don’t know what to do, ask. If you are unsure, ask.

We know that we, at the BAE, are VERY good at what we do. We’ve been doing this for a very long time. We can not sit idly by and wait, but we MUST HAVE COORDINATED EFFORTS to fight these fights.

You do not have to have prior knowledge to enter the advocacy arena. We have email templates, sample phone scripts, people that will help you write and send the emails, make the phone calls or even do in person appearances with you, in many of these locations.

We want to reiterate that not all of these are bans/potential bans, some are various regulations. This is just to show you how much activity is truly taking place across the United States in regards to kratom. We feel that there is no such thing as too much information, while it is easily accessible by searching, not everyone is able to make the time to do so.

Potential Actions by State, then by City/County.

ALABAMA– Banned 2025 See State Page for more details.


ARIZONA Upcoming Hearing, See Arizona State Page for full details.


ARKANSAS Banned in 2016 – See State page for more information

COLORADO
Glenwood Springs

KANSAS See State Page for more info
CALL TO ACTION! Last change to try to stop the governor from signing the bill. See State page for instruction on how to help.

HB2365 Ask Governor Kelly to Veto the Bill. See the state page for how to help.

SB497: Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the criminal code.
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2026 – 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-11 – House Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 112-N – CANCELED
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee

HB2230: The Regulatory Option (KCPA) (Pending since Feb. 2025)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 – House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Kansas Legislature
Enacting the kratom consumer protection act, defining kratom as a food product, prohibiting the distribution and sale of kratom that is adulterated, requiring persons to be at least 21 years of age to purchase such product, establishing civil fines for violations of the act and requiring the secretary of agriculture to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act. 
House Status: Adjourned until Thursday, April 09, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Senate Status: Adjourned until Thursday, April 09, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Cities and Counties
Gladstone
Overland Park

MARYLAND See State Page for updates
SB820 Do NOT support, Nonapproved consumable product
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2026 – 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-24 – Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Health)
Pending: House Health Committee
Hearing: Mar 31 @ 1:00 pm House Health Hearing

HB1523 House version of SB820 Do NOT Support
Altering the violations of law with respect to which the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission…
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 – 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 – Referred Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee

Maryland House Bill 1523 (HB 1523) is the House version of the restrictive kratom legislation currently being considered in the 2026 Maryland General Assembly. It is cross-filed with SB 820, meaning they are identical bills moving through both chambers simultaneously.

MASSACHUSETTS See State Page for more details including City/County Bans
H 1680 ban
H 2454 
H 1631 ban
S 2025 ban looking for more info
S 1558 ban
S 1609 
H 4261 ban
H 4394 

MIGHIGAN Click on the Michigan State page for full details
HB4969 (KCPA)
HB5537 controlled substances; production and sale of kratom, Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 – 750.568) by adding sec. 473a. First read 2-19-2026. Bill Text now in the House Regulatory Reform Committee for committee was set for review on 02-24-2026, however it is still PENDING.
Please email the committee and your representatives. FIND YOUR REP Be polite, be concise, tell your story and ask them to NOT support HB5537. Ask them to instead to consider supporting regulation over prohibition. Don’t forget to ask all your friends and family to also send their emails. Please go to the Michigan State Page for full details.
History of kratom bills

Cities and Counties:
Clinton
Monroe
Macomb County
New Baltimore City
Adding Ordinance 270 to Chapter 12, XI:
Approval and adoption of Ordinance No. 270 -Adoption of Ordinance to amend and revise the code of
ordinances for the City of New Baltimore, Chapter 12, by adding Article XI, Kratom
Retailers, and providing for repealer, severability and effective date, 20 days after publication
Port Austen
Warren County

MINNESOTA See State Page for more details and how to get involved.
SF3704 Senate Bill Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older.
Status: Introduced on February 19 2026 – 25% progression
Hearing: Mar 25 @ 12:30 pm Senate Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senate Committee Members contact info listed below.
SF3711 Senate Bill Kratom classification as a Schedule II controlled substance.
Action: 2026-03-23 – Author added Kupec
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
Hearing: Mar 25 @ 12:30 pm Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Committee Members contact info listed below.
SF3453 House Bill Legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.
Status: Introduced on February 19 2026 – 25% progression
HF3452 House Bill Kratom classified as a Schedule II controlled substance.
Status: Introduced on February 19 2026 – 25% progression
Pending: House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee

Cities and Counties:
Beltrami County
Moro

NEW JERSEY
S 1384 Creates “New Jersey Kratom Consumer Protection Act.”
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 – Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce Committee

S 829 “CJ’s Law”; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing kratom.
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 – Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

S 301 Classifies 7 Hydroxymitragynine as Schedule I drug.
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-16 – Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Pending: Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

S 2271 “CJ’s Law”; Criminalizes manufacture and distribution of substances containing kratom under certain circumstances.
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 – Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

Cities and Counties
Atlantic City
Sparta

NEW YORK
S0953 Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study on kratom use by humans and to submit a report on such study after one year.
Status: Introduced on January 28 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-28 – REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee

AB10482 Prohibits the public display of kratom advertisements within a certain distance of schools.
Status: Introduced on March 6 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 – referred to consumer affairs and protection
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

S03426 Prohibits individuals who are under the age of twenty-one to purchase or possess any products containing Kratom.
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee

A04034 Establishes kratom, otherwise known as mitragyna speciosa korth, as a schedule I controlled substance.
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee

S 7379 Establishes kratom, otherwise known as mitragyna speciosa korth, as a schedule I controlled substance.
Status: Introduced on April 11 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee

S08136 (KCPA) Relates to enacting the New York state kratom consumer protection act; relates to labeling and other requirements for the sale of kratom products.
Status: Introduced on May 15 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – REFERRED TO HEALTH
Pending: Senate Health Committee

AB08693 Relates to enacting the New York state kratom consumer protection act; relates to labeling and other requirements for the sale of kratom products.
Status: Introduced on May 29 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – referred to consumer affairs and protection
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

A09114 Prohibits the sale or offering for sale, delivery or manufacture of food or beverages containing kratom or its derivatives, or 7-hydroxymitragynine; provides penalties.
Status: Introduced on September 26 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – referred to consumer affairs and protection
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

A09156 Prohibits the sale of products that contain 7-hydroxymitragynine at a level that exceeds 2% of total alkaloids or one milligram per serving; establishes fines for the sale of such products. (7-OH ban)
Status: Introduced on October 17 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-09 – print number 9156a
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

A09443 Requires certain kratom products to include a warning label with disclosures including, but not limited to, that kratom may be addictive and to keep it out of reach of children.
Status: Passed on February 13 2026 – 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-13 – signed chap.12

S08686 Prohibits the sale or offering for sale, delivery or manufacture of food or beverages containing kratom or its derivatives, or 7-hydroxymitragynine; provides penalties.
Status: Introduced on January 7 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-07 – REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Pending: Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

A09472 Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; prohibits the sale or dissemination of information recorded during transaction scans; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of twenty-one; repeals certain provisions relating thereto; repeals certain provisions requiring a study on kratom; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to prohibiting the sale of kratom to persons under the age of 21.
Status: Introduced on January 7 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-05 – substituted by S08814

S08780 Requires certain kratom products to include a warning label with disclosures including, but not limited to, that kratom may be addictive and to keep it out of reach of children.
Status: Introduced on January 8 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 – SUBSTITUTED BY A09443

S08814 Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; prohibits the sale or dissemination of information recorded during transaction scans; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of twenty-one; repeals certain provisions relating thereto; repeals certain provisions requiring a study on kratom; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to prohibiting the sale of kratom to persons under the age of 21.
Status: Passed on February 13 2026 – 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-13 – SIGNED CHAP.81

Cities and Counties
Nassau County Public Hearing and Vote: The Nassau County Legislature has scheduled a public hearing and vote on this proposed local law for Monday, March 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
SEE STATE PAGE FOR FULL DETAILS

PENNSYLVANIA – See State Page for more Info
SB233 Senate Bill An Act prohibiting the preparation, manufacture, sale or distribution of unsafe kratom products and the sale or distribution of kratom products to individuals younger than 21 years of age;
SB899 House Bill An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for schedules of controlled substances.
HB2058 House Bill An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, providing for regulation of kratom. Modified KCPA.

Cities and Counties
Allegheny
Luzerne
Philadelphia

UTAH See page for details.
HB0387 Kratom Modifications Failed to pass before March 6, 2026 deadline
SB0045 Clarifies the Department of Agriculture and Food’s authority to set registration fees and oversee manufacturing standards.
SB0048 (7-OH scheduling) Failed to pass before March 6, 2026 deadline
SB0101 (tax bill) passed Establishes a 5.3% sales tax on kratom and creates a $5,000 fine for selling unregistered products.

VERMONT Banned since 2016 when it was added to the controlled substances
H0416 
S0121

VIRGINIA 
HB360 (amends current law, bad labeling language)
HB442 (study bill)
HB738 (amends kratom laws to target 7-OH and synthetics
HB875 (makes selling or possessing kratom class 1 misdemeanor) PAUSED.

WASHINGTON See State Page for more details
HB2291 KCPA
SB6196 taxing kratom, 95% tax Meeting 2-3-26 Senate Comm on Labor & Commerce
SB6287 Bill details similar to KCPA with 7OH restrictions, mixed in with cannabis bill
Cle Elum

Spokane
Spokane Valley

WEST VIRGINIA
SB534 Senate Bill The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Kratom Consumer Protection Act and establish the Kratom Consumer Protection Fund under the jurisdiction of the Tax Department.
Status: Introduced on January 20 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-20 – To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
HB4270 House Bill The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products of hemp and kratom. This section is new.
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-30 – To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
SB317 Senate Bill, companion of HB4270 The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule relating to loan and grant programs under the Help America Vote Act for the purchase of voting equipment, election systems, software, services, and upgrades. This section is new.
Status: Introduced on January 15 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-15 – To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
SB431 (kratom vapes)
SB4459 kratom ban, Alcohol Control, no matching house bill