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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah schedules specific kratom alkaloids and sets processor labeling rules
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Evan Vickers and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill defines kratom processor requirements, establishes new restrictions on alkaloid concentrations, and classifies certain concentrated and synthetic compounds as s.
Processors distributing kratom products in Utah face new misdemeanor penalties and registration mandates if alkaloid levels exceed 2% or if packaging lacks specific mitragynine content labels.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
kratom processors
Kratom processors must comply with new labeling rules, alkaloid concentration limits, registration requirements, and face misdemeanor penalties for violations.
consumers
Consumers receive mandatory product labeling showing mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine levels and increased restrictions on synthetic or concentrated alkaloids.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a kratom processor fails to label product packaging?
What specific kratom substances are added to Schedule I?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate.
Procedural history
20 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Jan 22, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
Show 14 earlier actions
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0048
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 18, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0048
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0048
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0048
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 23, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Stricter Alkaloid Thresholds for Kratom
The bill aligns state controlled substance schedules with specific concentration limits for 7-hydroxymitragynine and explicitly incorporates synthetic kratom derivatives.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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