SF2192 • 2026

A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SF 2013 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SF 2013 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SF 2013 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Attached to HF 2133 . S.J. 592 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Fiscal note .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 202 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 196 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SF 2013 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2192

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2192

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SF

2013)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

designating

kratom

as

a

schedule

I

controlled

substance,

1

and

making

penalties

applicable.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2192

Section

1.

Section

124.204,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

cq.

Kratom,

meaning

any

parts

of

the

3

plant

Mitragyna

speciosa,

whether

growing

or

not,

as

well

as

4

synthetic

equivalents

of

the

substances

contained

in

the

plant,

5

and

any

compound,

manufacture,

salt,

derivative,

mixture,

6

or

preparation

of

that

plant,

including

but

not

limited

to

7

mitragynine

and

7-hydroxymitragynine.

8

EXPLANATION

9

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

10

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

11

This

bill

designates

kratom

as

a

hallucinogenic

schedule

I

12

controlled

substance.

13

A

person

possessing

kratom

is

guilty

of

a

serious

14

misdemeanor

for

a

first

offense.

A

person

who

commits

a

15

subsequent

violation

is

guilty

of

an

aggravated

misdemeanor.

16

A

person

who

has

previously

been

convicted

two

or

more

times

17

is

guilty

of

a

class

“D”

felony.

A

serious

misdemeanor

is

18

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

than

one

year

and

a

fine

19

of

at

least

$430

but

not

more

than

$2,560.

An

aggravated

20

misdemeanor

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

than

two

21

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$855

but

not

more

than

$8,540.

A

22

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

more

than

23

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$1,025

but

not

more

than

24

$10,245.

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