---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substance schedules modification; kratom criminal penalties; DWI law modification and conformance"
description: "Controlled substance schedules modification; kratom criminal penalties; DWI law modification and conformance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2578"
citation: "Minnesota SF 2578 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Chemical Dependency", "Crimes and Criminals", "Drugs and Medicine", "Health and Health Department", "Human Services and Human Services Department", "Law Enforcement", "Legal Proceedings", "Public Safety and Public Safety Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson, P."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2185403e-3f92-4b7e-b70b-3aadae11caab"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2578&ssn=0&y=2018"
source_hash: "d39c40eb09e3ec6aee8654fe6dedb24628fe2be0bdc1eb02fdba4ce8afe184af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota SF 2578 (2017-2018) — Controlled substance schedules modification; kratom criminal penalties; DWI law modification and conformance

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2578&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2578&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
3. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2578&version=3&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)
4. **CCR-SF2578** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2578&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0&type=ccr)
5. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2578&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0)

## Votes

- S.F. NO. 2578 — **116–5** (pass) · lower
- S.F. NO. 2578 — **123–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson, P. — primary (person)
- Clausen — cosponsor (person)
- Draheim — cosponsor (person)
- Franke — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Limmer — cosponsor (person)
- Wills — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-22** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Comm report: To pass as amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** Author added Clausen
- **2018-05-02** Special Order: Amended
- **2018-05-02** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-05-14** Returned from House with amendment
- **2018-05-14** Senate not concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2018-05-15** Senate conferees Anderson, P.; Limmer; Latz
- **2018-05-16** House conferees Franke; Wills; Hilstrom
- **2018-05-18** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2018-05-18** Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail
- **2018-05-18** Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- **2018-05-18** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2018-05-19** House adopted SCC report and repassed bill
- **2018-05-19** Presentment date 05/19/18
- **2018-05-29** Governor's action Approval 05/29/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Received from Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-03** Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3479
- **2018-05-07** Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register
- **2018-05-07** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-05-15** Senate refuses to concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2018-05-15** Senate conferees Anderson, P.; Limmer; Latz
- **2018-05-15** House accedes, conference committee of 3 to be appointed
- **2018-05-15** House conferees Franke, Wills, and Hilstrom.
- **2018-05-18** Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- **2018-05-18** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2018-05-18** House adopted conference committee report
- **2018-05-18** Third reading as amended by Conference `reading-3`
- **2018-05-18** Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- **2018-05-19** Presented to Governor 05/19/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-29** Governor approval 05/29/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-29** Secretary of State, Filed 05/29/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2185403e-3f92-4b7e-b70b-3aadae11caab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).