Illinois House Bill 2868

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-20 - Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Establishes safety requirements for the preparation, distribution, sale, and exposure for sale of Kratom products and extracts. Prohibits the preparation, distribution, sale, and exposure for sale of adulterated Kratom products and extracts. Provides that a processor of Kratom products that violates the Act is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for the first offense and not more than $10,000 for the second or subsequent offense. Provides that the penalty shall be collected by the Department of Public Health and paid into the Food and Drug Safety Fund. Requires, upon the request of a person to whom an administrative penalty is issued, the Director of Public Health to conduct a hearing in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that a processor shall not distribute, sell, or expose for sale a Kratom product to a person under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who violates the age restrictions shall be punished as provided in the Kratom Control Act. Provides that a processor does not violate the Act if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the processor relied in good faith upon the representations of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of food represented to be a Kratom product.

KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION

Rep. Marcus Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2024-03-20	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
2023-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-16	House	First Reading
2023-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2868&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2868.htm