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HB4930 • 2026
UNREGULATED SUBSTANCE BAN
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UNREGULATED SUBSTANCE BAN
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
To Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee
Assigned to Executive Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William E Hauter
UNREGULATED SUBSTANCE BAN
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Full Text of HB4930 Home Legislation Full Text HB4930 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4930 Introduced , by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Protect Communities from Unregulated Substances Act. Prohibits dispensing, distributing, manufacturing, or selling kratom or tianeptine products for human use unless approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Provides civil penalties of $10,000 per violation and authorizes enforcement by the Attorney General. Declares findings. Defines "kratom", "kratom product", and "tianeptine product". Includes severability. Effective immediately. LRB104 20229 BDA 33680 b A BILL FOR HB4930 LRB104 20229 BDA 33680 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Protect Communities from Unregulated Substances Act. 6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and 7 declares that: 8 (a) Unregulated kratom and tianeptine are dangerous 9 substances and represent serious public health concerns. 10 (b) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined 11 that kratom is not appropriate for use as a dietary supplement 12 and there are no drug products approved by the U.S. Food and 13 Drug Administration containing kratom or its known alkaloids 14 legally sold in the United States. 15 (c) An estimated 1,700,000 Americans said they used kratom 16 in 2021. 17 (d) Tianeptine, also referred to as gas station heroin, is 18 not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for any 19 medical use. 20 (e) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that 21 tianeptine use can lead to symptoms of varying severity, 22 including agitation, drowsiness, confusion, sweating, rapid 23 heartbeat, high blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, slowed or HB4930 - 2 - LRB104 20229 BDA 33680 b 1 stopped breathing, coma, and death. 2 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 3 "Kratom" includes any part of the leaf of the plant 4 Mitragyna speciosa, whether growing or not, and any compound, 5 manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the 6 plant. 7 "Kratom product" means a finished product containing 8 kratom in fresh, frozen, dehydrated, dried, extract, fluid, 9 paste, pill, or powder. 10 "Tianeptine product" means a finished product containing 11 tianeptine intended for human use in a beverage, capsule, 12 pill, powder, or other edible or consumable form. 13 Section 15. Consumer protections against unregulated 14 products. 15 (a) It is unlawful for any person, business, or other 16 entity to dispense, distribute, make available, offer for 17 sale, manufacture, produce, or sell a kratom product or 18 tianeptine product for human use that has not been approved by 19 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 20 (b) Any person who violates this Section is liable for a 21 civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation. The Attorney 22 General shall enforce this Act by initiating a civil suit to 23 collect the civil penalties under this Section. This Act shall 24 not be interpreted to limit availability of equitable remedies HB4930 - 3 - LRB104 20229 BDA 33680 b 1 or recovery of damages under the common law or statute. 2 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are 3 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law. 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