All Roll Calls
Yes: 174 • No: 15
UtahS.B. 452026 General SessionSenateWALLET
Kratom Adjustments
Sponsored By: Michael K. McKell (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Department of Agriculture and FoodControlled SubstancesHealth and Human ServicesTobacco and Other Nicotine ProductsAgriculture & Food
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Bill Overview
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6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 3 mixed.
Kratom sales age rises to 21
The minimum age for kratom sales rises from 18 to 21. Processors and retailers cannot distribute, sell, or offer kratom to anyone under 21. Each violation is a class A misdemeanor.
Kratom businesses need registration and licenses
Kratom processors must register as food establishments and with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Retailers must register with the department and hold a retail tobacco specialty business license. The department sets business registration fees; processors also must register each product and pay any product registration fee. Offering kratom without business registration carries an administrative fine of up to $5,000. Selling or offering an unregistered product carries a separate administrative fine of up to $5,000; consumers do not owe these fines.
Kratom buyers face pure leaf limits
Utah processors and retailers generally must handle and sell only pure leaf kratom, narrowing buyers’ choices. Pure leaf must contain identifiable plant matter, with no extracts or added ingredients except an inactive food-grade or pharmaceutical-grade capsule. Its 7-hydroxymitragynine cannot exceed 0.4% of all kratom alkaloids combined. Until March 6, 2027, processors can handle non-pure-leaf products manufactured and distributed for lawful sale in another state. Those products cannot be offered for Utah retail sale or distribution and must meet the same 0.4% limit.
Kratom businesses face tougher criminal penalties
Processors and retailers face a class B misdemeanor for a first violation of kratom product rules. A second violation is a class A misdemeanor; later violations are third-degree felonies. Processors lose the prior defense based on good-faith reliance on suppliers. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food can seize and destroy unregistered or noncompliant products. Administrative hearings follow Utah’s administrative procedures law where applicable.
Clearer kratom labels with higher fines
Processors must explain on each product label the factual basis for calling the product kratom. Labels must also list the amounts of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, giving buyers more product information. Processors face an administrative fine of up to $5,000 for missing the required factual-basis disclosure. This replaces maximum fines of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for later offenses.
Kratom drug controls include limited exemptions
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah adds 7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, including specified related forms, to Schedule I controlled substances. This places them under strict state drug controls. Possessing, manufacturing, or distributing pure leaf kratom that complies with the Kratom Regulation Act is exempt from related 7-hydroxymitragynine penalties. Until March 6, 2027, the exemption also covers processors’ non-pure-leaf products manufactured and distributed for lawful out-of-state sale. Those products cannot be offered for Utah retail sale or distribution, and 7-hydroxymitragynine cannot exceed 0.4% of total kratom alkaloids.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Michael K. McKell
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Brady Brammer
Republican • Senate
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Democratic • House
Katy Hall
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ concurs with House amendment
Yes: 26 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ substitute adoption failed
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 63 • No: 10
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
House/ floor amendment failed
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 13 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 29 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/9/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/6/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/6/2026
Senate/ substitute adoption failed
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/26/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2026Senate/ to Governor
3/13/2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/13/2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026SenateEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/11/2026Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
3/11/2026Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
3/11/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/11/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ concurs with House amendment
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/4/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ substitute adoption failed
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ floor amendment failed
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ circled
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ substituted
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
3/3/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Substitute #5
3/4/2026
Substitute #4
3/3/2026
Substitute #3
2/24/2026
Substitute #2
2/13/2026
Substitute #1
2/4/2026
Introduced
12/22/2025