Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill designates kratom as a hallucinogenic schedule I controlled substance. A person possessing kratom is guilty of a serious misdemeanor for a first offense. A person who commits a subsequent violation is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. A person who has previously been convicted two or more times is guilty of a class “D” felony. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 20, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jeff Taylor REmail
• Sen. Jesse Green REmail
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§124.204

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Similar bills

• HF 2133 Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable
  91st General Assembly · Passed House
  Nearly identical
• HF 2159 Designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Very similar

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.