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2025-2026 Bill 4641: Kratom - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4641
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Gilliam, Wooten, Oremus, Chapman, McCravy, B. Newton, Martin, White, Schuessler, Ford, Jordan, M.M. Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Duncan, Lastinger, Ligon, Hixon and Ballentine
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4636
Document Path: LC-0352VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2026
Last Amended on April 29, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Medical Affairs
Summary: Kratom
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 44
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 44
)

1/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

1/21/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

2/11/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ford,
Jordan, M.M. Smith, Robbins, Gatch

3/4/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

3/25/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

4/15/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 4
)

4/21/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Hixon

4/21/2026

House

Amended (
House Journal-page 26
)

4/21/2026

House

Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Duncan,
Beach, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Long, Burns, Ford (
House Journal-page 28
)

4/23/2026

House

Debate adjourned (
House Journal-page 172
)

4/29/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine

4/29/2026

House

Amended (
House Journal-page 156
)

4/29/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 156
)

4/29/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-7 (
House Journal-page 171
)

4/30/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 126
)

4/30/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-4 (
House Journal-page 126
)

4/30/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/30/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Medical Affairs
(
Senate Journal-page 7
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025
04/15/2026
04/21/2026
04/29/2026

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Amended

April 29, 2026

H. 4641

Introduced by Reps. Pope, Gilliam, Wooten,
Oremus, Chapman, McCravy, B. Newton, Martin, White, Schuessler, Ford, Jordan,
M. M. Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Duncan, Lastinger, Ligon, Hixon and Ballentine

S. Printed 4/29/26--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2026

________

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY
AMENDING SECTION
44-53-190
, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS
TO ADD KRATOM TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LISTED IN SCHEDULE I; AND BY
REPEALING ARTICLE 20 OF CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA
KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.

Amend Title To Conform

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION
1.
S
ection
44-53-2020
(A) of the S.C. Code is
amended to read:

(
A) It is unlawful for a kratom
processor or kratom retailer to:

(
1) distribute, dispense, or sell any
kratom product to any individual under twenty-one years of age; or

(
2) prepare, manufacture, distribute,
dispense, or sell any kratom product that:

(
a) is adulterated with a dangerous
non-kratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the product to
such a degree that it may injure a consumer;

(
b) contains a poisonous or otherwise
harmful non-kratom ingredient including, but not limited to, any substance
listed in Section
44-53-190
,
44-53-210
,
44-53-230
,
44-53-250
, or
44-53-270
;

(
c) contains
a
an

fully synthetic
alkaloid
including, but not limited to,
fully synthetic

mitragynine,
fully synthetic
7-hydroxymitragynine,
or any other
fully
synthetically derived compound
of the plant mitragyna speciosa;

(
d) contains levels of residual
solvents higher than the standards set forth in Chapter 467 of the U.S.
Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF); or

(
e) does not meet the labeling
requirements established pursuant to Section
44-53-2030
and a regulation
promulgated to implement the provisions of that section.

S
ECTION
2.
S
ection
44-53-190
of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

(
G) Any alkaloid, salt, isomer,
compound, derivative, precursor, homologue, analogue, or other preparation
thereof, that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to kratom and
including, but not limited to, mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other
synthetically derived compound of the plant mitragyna speciosa.

S
ECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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