Mississippi House Bill 1437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Kratom Consumer Protection Act; To Define Certain Terms That Relate To The Provisions Of This Act; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Issue Licenses For Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributors; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Issue Retail Kratom Licenses For Retailers And Wholesale Kratom Licenses For Wholesalers; To Require The Department Of Health To Issue Processing Kratom Licenses For Processors; To Require A Retailer To Display And Store All Kratom Products In A Location That Is Not Accessible By The Public Without Assistance From Such Retailer; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Under Twenty-one Years Of Age To Possess Any Kratom Products; To Prohibit A Retailer From Distributing Or Selling Any Kratom Product To A Person Under Twenty-one Years Of Age; To Require A Retailer To Verify The Age Of Any Person Attempting To Purchase Or Receive A Kratom Product Prior To The Sale Or Transfer Of Such Product; To Require Processors, Retailers, Wholesalers, And Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributors That Are Registered With Either The Department Of Health Or The Department Of Revenue To Submit A Report That Contains Certain Information On A Quarterly Basis; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Develop, Implement And Provide An Electronic Reporting System For Retailers, Wholesalers And Distributors Of Kratom Products; To Require That A Finalized Sample Of Any Finished Kratom Product Have A Complete Certificate Of Analysis Containing Certain Information From An Accredited And Certified Lab; To Require That The Department Of Revenue, Approve All Labels For Kratom Products; To Provide Certain Requirements For Labels Of Kratom Products; To Imposed An Excise Tax On Retailers Of Kratom Products At The Rate Of 3% Of The Retail Sales Price Of A Kratom Product; And For Related Purposes.

Kratom Consumer Protection Act; create.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1437.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1437IN.htm