SENATE - BILL

SB 497

Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the criminal code.

Died

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor

Version

Bill Supp. Note Fiscal Note
As Introduced

Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the criminal code.

Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Committee Reports 1
Committee Report
Floor Amendments 2
Offered by Amendment

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare 26
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Feb 16, 2026 View Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director Kansas Children's Death Review Board Kansas Office of the Attorney General Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Patrick Porubsky, Laboratory Operations Manager & Forensic Chemist Kansas Bureau of Investigation Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Bob Stuart, Executive Officer Kansas Bureau of Investigation Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Ryan Boshears Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Misty Brown Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Aaron Estabrook, Business Owner Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Katie Patterson Stand Up for Kansas Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Aaron Estabrook, Small Business Owner Kansas Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Jennifer Gillis Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Max Haddow, Senior Fellow of Public Policy American Kratom Association Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Eric Kueser Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Andrew Kulpa Botanicals for Better Health & Wellness Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Matthew Lowe Global Kratom Coalition Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Nick Reinecker Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Inga Selders Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Jeff Smith, PhD, National Policy Director Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Jason Todack Small Business Owner Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Melody Woolf Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View David J. Kuntz, PhD, F-ABFT, Executive Director of Analytical toxicology Clinical Reference Laboratory Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Robert Thompson, CEO Clinical Reference Laboratory Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Kelly Gray, Owner Nature's Gifts Private Citizen Oral Opponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Senator Jeff Klemp Kansas Senate Oral Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes Bill Brief
Feb 16, 2026 View Written Proponents A - Z Various SB497 Written Proponents
Feb 16, 2026 View Written Opponents Various SB497 - Written Opponents
Feb 16, 2026 View Written Opponents A - Z Various Written Only Opponents SB497

Identification

Bill No. SB 497
Chamber Senate
Requested By Requested by Senator Klemp

Sections Affected

Amended

K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5701 and 65-4105

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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