Kentucky
General Assembly

01/17/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/31/24	to Health Services (H)
02/15/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/16/24	2nd reading, to Rules
02/20/24	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
02/21/24	3rd reading, passed 87-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/22/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/01/24	to Health Services (S)
03/22/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/25/24	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/26/24	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Rules (H)
03/27/24	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) passed 81-6 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/28/24	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/04/24	signed by Governor

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except delete requirements for the licensure of kratom processors and kratom retailers; requirement for a certificate of analysis; requirement that kratom extracts and kratom products contain a label that includes a QR code; establish the Department for Public Health as the state agency responsible for regulating kratom.
Index Headings	Foods - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment Public Health - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment Safety - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment State Agencies - Department for Public Health, kratom products, regulation Trade Practices and Retailing - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department for Public Health, kratom products, regulation Advertising - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment Children and Minors - Sale of kratom products, prohibition Consumer Affairs - Kratom products, consumer protections, establishment

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Moser
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 293

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to declare the supremacy of any future federal regulations related to kratom.
Index Headings	Federal Laws and Regulations - Kratom, supremacy of federal regulations Foods - Kratom, supremacy of federal regulations Public Health - Kratom, supremacy of federal regulations Trade Practices and Retailing - Kratom, supremacy of federal regulations Consumer Affairs - Kratom, supremacy of federal regulations