VA HB1307 | 2023 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1307

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-22 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Kratom; prohibited acts; civil penalty. Provides that no person that sells, prepares, manufactures, distributes, or maintains kratom products, as defined in the bill, or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as selling, preparing, manufacturing, distributing, or maintaining kratom products shall prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale (i) any kratom product that is includes or is packed with a substance that is not kratom and that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product or that contains any poisonous or otherwise deleterious ingredient; (ii) any kratom product that contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the overall alkaloid composition of the product or any synthetic alkaloids or other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant; (iii) any kratom extract that contains levels of residual solvents that are higher than is allowed in Chapter 467 of current edition of the United States Pharmacopeia; or (iv) any kratom product that does not provide labeling directions necessary for safe and effective use by consumers, including a recommended serving size. The bill provides that any person that violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $100 for a first violation, a civil penalty in the amount of $200 for a second violation, and a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for a third or subsequent violation.

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Title

Kratom products; prohibited acts, civil penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2022-11-22HouseLeft in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-02-10HouseContinued to 2023 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2022-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 by voice vote
2022-01-31HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2022-01-21HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-01-21HousePresented and ordered printed 22103668D

Same As/Similar To

HB1307 (Carry Over) 2022-02-10 - Continued to 2023 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5413472.1(n/a)See Bill Text
5413472.2(n/a)See Bill Text
5413472.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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