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H4648 • 2026

Kratom

Kratom

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Sponsor
Reps. Chapman, Pope, Oremus, Magnuson, Schuessler, M.M. Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T. Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C. Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins and Vaughan
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M. Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T. Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C. Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins, Vaughan
Effective date
Not listed

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Kratom

Kratom

What This Bill Does

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M. Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T. Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C. Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins, Vaughan

  2. 2026-01-21 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 46 )

  4. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 46 )

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  6. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Kratom

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4648: Kratom - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4648
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Chapman, Pope, Oremus, Magnuson, Schuessler, M.M. Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T. Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C. Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins and Vaughan
Document Path: LC-0379VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
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 46
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 46
)

1/21/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

3/4/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.
Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch,
McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese,
Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T. Moore,
Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon,
Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C. Mitchell,
Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson,
Guffey, Brewer, Robbins, Vaughan

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legislative information
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION
44-53-2020
, RELATING TO KRATOM
REGULATION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A REGULATED
KRATOM PRODUCT.

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
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. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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