Video & Transcript Research : 'kratom retailer'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • that are not natural kratom.
  • They specifically said, 'We're not after kratom. There's nothing wrong with a kratom leaf.'
  • They cannot always differentiate between the good kratom, quote unquote, and the bad kratom, because
  • versus illegal kratom.
  • So my appreciation is there's no good kratom. There's no safe kratom.
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Health and Human Services Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it would be much the same with kratom.
  • Have you talked to anyone who has used kratom who has benefited from using kratom?
  • Have you talked to anyone who has used kratom who has benefited from using kratom?
  • My eldest daughter was told that if she took kratom, She was told that if she took kratom, it would help
  • Kratom amendments. Kratom adjustments. All in favor say aye. I... Amendments, kratom adjustments.
Keywords: 985, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Apr 7, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, next up, Retail Merchants of Hawaii in opposition on Zoom. and as we've discussed many times, um
  • </c><01:00:41.960><c> of</c><01:00:42.120><c> Hawaii</c> Uh next up, Retail Merchants of Hawaii Uh next
  • I'm the interim president and CEO of Retail Merchants of Hawaii.
  • I look forward to banning kratom, too. Kratom, too. Members, any other comments? Yes on that, too.
  • kratom, too. kratom, too.
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions and one bill focused on energy reliability, utility infrastructure, insurance, tenant rights, and home health licensing. On the energy side, members heard HCR 203/HR 193 on a status update for the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, HCR 204/HR 194 on a comprehensive PUC analysis of cost reduction and risk, and HCR 202/HR 192 creating a legislative task force on future energy pathways. Testimony on the energy measures was generally supportive from the PUC, DCCA’s Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with OHA urging that equity, native Hawaiian impacts, and public trust resources be considered alongside cost savings. The committee also heard HCR 125/HR 117 on coordinating with utilities to address aging utility poles and lines along Farrington Highway and other high-risk corridors; Hawaiian Electric supported the measure, Hawaiian Telcom and Charter Spectrum said much of the work is already underway and questioned whether the resolution was necessary, and committee questioning focused on existing double-pole tracking and the role of DOT and the PUC. The committee then took up HCR 137/HR 129 on timely reimbursement of health care claims under the clean claims statute. The DCCA Insurance Division and the Hawaii Insurers Council opposed the measure as drafted, saying it could be read to require payment beyond policy limits and could raise premiums or reduce market participation. United Policyholders supported the measure, arguing it would simply give policyholders more time to collect benefits they already purchased, and clarified that it was not intended to increase coverage beyond policy limits. The committee later amended the resolution to direct the DCCA Insurance Division to prioritize investigation and enforcement of clean claims complaints. In the decision meeting, the committee recommended and adopted passage of HCR 203/HR 193 as is, HCR 204/HR 194 with an amendment removing the eighth whereas clause, HCR 202/HR 192 with an amendment adding a committee representative to the task force, HCR 125/HR 117 as is, and HCR 137/HR 129 with amendments. The committee also heard SB 2960 SC1 on property insurance, which would extend the time policyholders have after a declared disaster to document replacement-cost claims. The Insurance Division and Hawaii Insurers Council opposed it, warning it could force coverage beyond policy limits and increase premiums, while United Policyholders supported it and said it would help disaster survivors recover benefits they already paid for; members questioned whether similar laws in other states had caused premium spikes and clarified that the bill was not intended to exceed policy limits. The committee also heard SB 2347 SD1 on multilingual tenant-rights notices, with OHA, Hawaii Appleseed, and others supporting the bill but urging restoration of language requiring landlords to directly provide the notice at lease signing. Finally, SB 2272 SD1 HD1 on home health licensing drew support from the Department of Health, SHPDA, and the Health Care Association of Hawaii, with the association requesting an effective date amendment; testimony explained that the bill would allow state licensing compliance to be demonstrated through CMS-approved accreditation or certification surveys, potentially reducing duplication and freeing state resources.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not asking this committee or the state to outlaw kratom.
  • We're not asking this committee or the state to outlaw kratom.
  • I thought he was taking a kratom break.
  • Looking at this bill, this seems to restrict the sale of kratom more.
  • The sale of kratom more if passed, there would be more restrictions on kratom than if not passed, is
Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from its March 18, 2026 meeting and then took up a long agenda of bills and a clemency nomination. HB 2825, as amended, was heard first. The bill would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and surcharges with a civil collection process, including a required summons and civil default procedures. Supporters said it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costs, while opponents argued it would weaken victims’ rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The committee adopted the Rogers amendment and passed the bill 5-2. The committee also confirmed Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency by a 6-0 vote after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to help the board function efficiently. The committee then passed HB 4070, as amended, 5-2. That bill bars incorporation of corporations whose officers, directors, or trustees have been convicted of sex trafficking or human trafficking, and expands civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a corporate accountability tool to deter trafficking, while the ACLU opposed it as overbroad and potentially sweeping in people not intended to be covered. HB 2720, which increases penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct and adds a fee to support anti-trafficking services, also passed, 4-3. Supporters, including survivors and law enforcement, said it targets demand and helps victims; opponents warned it could criminalize victims and lacked sufficient safeguards. The committee heard several additional bills. HB 2047 would raise trespass penalties after eviction-related writs of restitution from third-degree to first-degree trespass; the sponsor and constables said it would improve scene safety and encourage law enforcement response. HB 2136 would create new crimes for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU argued it would punish protest and speech critical of government. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential, limit dissemination, and impose civil and criminal penalties for misuse; supporters said it would prevent re-victimization and reduce trauma, while defense and media concerns were raised about access. HB 2415, dealing with kratom and 7-OH products, drew sharply divided testimony over whether the bill is a needed safety regulation or an overbroad ban that could push users to illicit drugs; the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 25th, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • I didn't ask you this previously, but, you know, I ran the kratom, a similar kratom bill for years.
  • There's the American Kratom Association, the Global Kratom Association.
  • Kratom, if you go out and look around our community and go into kratom and kava shops, you go into Toulas
  • Kratom, if you go out and look around our community and go into kratom and kava shops, you go into Toulas
  • We worked with the global kratom folks, who worked with the American Kratom folks.
Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/21/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was an advice statute relating to kratom. Thank you.
  • Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 10, Arizona vice statute, 8, 799-9-5-4-4-4, kratom.
  • products to identify the presence of kratom or to distinguish between natural and synthetic kratom,
  • to classify kratom as a scheduled substance.
  • to classify kratom as a scheduled substance.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the journal. The body then extended the session under Rule 27 and agreed to request House consent to adjourn until April 27, 2026. It moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2170 (procurement code-related), HB 2415 (kratom regulation), HB 2700 (housing technology study committee), and HB 2950 (special districts/tourism improvement areas). Amendments were adopted on HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2950, and the committee reported HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2700 do pass; HB 2950 was later defeated on third read. The Senate also heard a brief welcome for visiting students and a personal privilege statement on Earth Day and environmental issues. The Senate then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2035 (child welfare and placement), HB 2249 (parental bill of rights), and HB 2573 (DUI/local referendum-related language). HB 2035 received a Warner amendment expanding the definition of extended family to include adoptive family members; HB 2249 received a Mesnard amendment adding liability and technical changes; and HB 2573 received a Rogers technical amendment. All three were reported out do pass as amended. On third read, HB 2573 passed 20-9, with several senators explaining opposition based on referendum and emergency-clause concerns tied to a Marana data center dispute; HB 2170 passed 17-12; HB 2415 passed 22-7; HB 2035 passed 26-3; and HB 2249 passed 17-12. HB 2950 failed 10-19. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 2043, substituting it for the Senate version and sending it to third read. The resolution, which calls for a convention to propose a federal constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms, passed 16-13 after several senators warned about the risks of a constitutional convention and the lack of limits on its scope. The House’s message on adjournment was read, committee meetings for April 27 were announced, and members made personal privilege remarks, including birthday wishes and an announcement about the annual legislative charity softball game. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Remembering the last hearing, we had the outlaw of kratom, tin, net, teen, and mushrooms.
  • , ground kratom.
  • Kratom leaves or kratom leaf powder.
  • So kratom, in its natural state, will be legal under the bill.
  • Yes, it does, your kratom bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testing should always be the responsibility of the retailer.
  • Each batch, or a retailer gets a product in. How do they know?
  • On-premise retailers to sell the products as well.
  • With the 8,000 retail locations.
  • We have been in... ...licensed retailer in the state.
Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Senator Leek: THANK YOU TAB SIX SENATE BILL 1734 ON KRATOM BY SENATOR COLLINS.
  • THE AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION AND GLOBAL KRATOM ASSOCIATION.
  • RIGHT NOW, KRATOM IS AT A POINT WHERE IT IS CATCHING UP LIKE HEMP WAS.
  • KRATOM IF YOU GO OUT AND LOOK AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND GO INTO THE COBBLER SHOPS AND KRATOM SHOPS AND
  • WE WORK WITH AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND THE GLOBAL KRATOM FOLKS AND THE AMERICAN FOLKS AND
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Remembering last hearing, we had the outlaw of kratom, kava, tianeptine, and mushrooms.
  • After stakeholders and after that hearing, we're going to actually put kratom back in its natural state
  • After stakeholders and after that hearing, we're going to actually put kratom back in its natural state
  • : raw or dried leaves, ground kratom leaves, or kratom leaf powder.
  • So kratom in its natural state will be legal under the bill. Additionally, it adds...
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met with a quorum present and considered several pending measures. On Senate Bill 1868, Senator Perry explained a committee substitute that would keep kratom in its natural state legal while continuing to ban 7-OH and other synthetic derivatives, and would also add three synthetic opioids from another bill. The substitute was adopted, and SB 1868 was reported favorably to the full Senate and certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 39, Senator Birdwell’s proposed constitutional amendment related to veto overrides after a regular session, and reported it favorably to the full Senate; members noted a floor amendment would also be offered later. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1184, relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller, and reported it favorably to the full Senate. After some procedural discussion and a revote to clarify members’ positions, SB 1184 was also certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 1194 was likewise certified for the local and uncontested calendar without objection, though the transcript does not include its substantive discussion. Senate Bill 1577, relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities, was reported favorably to the full Senate and then certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 42, by Chairman Hughes, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-1 vote. The committee then recessed until called back by the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • No state should consider retail THC.
  • Second, the public health test for THC retail policy is whether it meaningfully reduces retail availability
  • We saw the retail sales locations.
  • Not T-Cup, retail. This is all about retail.
  • We have kratom. Kratom in its natural state provides some benefit.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Business, Trade & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • are responsible for acts committed by certain unlicensed persons under the producers' or travel retailers
Summary: The Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee met on cut-off day and first received a staff briefing on several gubernatorial appointments and bills, including travel insurance (SB 6248), false subject lines in commercial emails (SB 5976), wildfire mitigation grants and insurance underwriting limits (SB 6079), small loan principal limits (SB 6250), appraiser trainee licensing tolling (SB 6257), the statewide economic development strategic plan (SB 6289), cash transaction rounding to eliminate pennies (SB 6230), surveillance pricing in grocery stores, and a late-added proposed substitute on the definition of rural counties. Staff noted fiscal impacts where available and described proposed substitutes that adjusted effective dates, reporting requirements, eligibility, and other technical details. In executive session, the committee voted to recommend confirmation for gubernatorial appointments 9060 (Alicia Levy), 9169 (Michael Charles), 9265 (Brian Bennett), and 9266 (Noah Skartford). It then advanced SB 6248, SB 6079, SB 6250, SB 6257, SB 6289, SB 6230, and SB 6149 with due pass recommendations, sending most to Rules and SB 6079 to Ways and Means. SB 5976 was not considered, and SB 612 was removed from the agenda. Members and the chair closed by thanking committee staff, stakeholders, tribes, and those who testified in person or online during the short session. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Bruce Nustad with Minnesota Retailers.
  • I work with about 1,200 retail storefronts across the state here.
  • </c><00:24:11.840><c> that</c> percentage to the smallest retailer that percentage to the smallest retailer
  • </c><00:24:17.480><c> Uh</c> percentage to a a larger retailer.
  • Uh percentage to a a larger retailer.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 20, 2026 - 09:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is found in the kratom leaf.
  • First, Jeff Smith: what is kratom and 7-hydroxy?
  • Kratom is Jeff Smith: a plant in the coffee family.
  • This does not mean it is comprehensively dealing with all of the kratom issues.
  • This is different than the kratom leaf itself.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/21/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arizona statute, amending Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to kratom
  • the Committee on Judiciary and Elections, having under consideration House Bill 2415 relating to kratom
  • or to distinguish between natural and synthetic kratom, and if the law enforcement agency or laboratory
  • do, we are trying to make sure that we are aligning restrictions for advertising and marketing of kratom
  • to classify kratom as a scheduled substance.
Keywords: 1182, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 11th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if anybody wants to know what kratom is, it is a tropical evergreen tree scientifically known as
  • $600,000 and two full-time employees to go out and inspect and check businesses that are selling kratom
  • Why don't you go buy some of this kratom? It'll relieve your back.
  • They have no opposition to setting these guardrails up for kratom, so they're okay with it.
  • Part of that was that kratom, in its unadulterated state, provides some beneficial aspects, but when
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright. Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage. Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1868 is banning synthetic kratom, tianeptine, and mushrooms.
  • and kratom products.
  • This amendment basically prohibits the sale of smokeable kratom products and kratom pills.
  • In capsules, not pills, and you cannot smoke natural kratom.
  • and kratom products.
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Apr 21st, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We did retail work. We did door-knocking.
  • When large retailers, and just to put it in context, when I'm talking about large retailers, I'm talking
  • When large retailers, and just to put it in context, when I'm talking about large retailers, I'm talking
  • Finally, the suggestion that this bill harms small retailers runs counter to its purpose.
  • I am a small retailer, business owner.