---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to kratom."
description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms related to kratom; direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to license and regulate processors and retailers of kratom products; charge kratom processors an annual licensing fee of $1,000 and kratom retailers an annual licensing fee of $500; prohibit the manufacture and sale of certain kratom extracts and kratom products; prohibit the sale of kratom extracts and kratom products to any individuals under 21 years of age; establish penalties; declare the supremacy of any future federal regulations on kratom."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 293"
citation: "Kentucky HB 293 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Children and Minors", "Consumer Affairs", "Fees", "Foods", "Licensing", "Public Health", "Safety", "State Agencies", "Trade Practices and Retailing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Calloway", "K. Moser", "S. Bratcher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11325301-1f4a-4490-a4cb-ed946c838880"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb293.html"
source_hash: "d04cffbc2f24fdeeef8d0e930b0bc2857c65e735d2de7a419a6efb3eed9d57aa"
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-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 293 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to kratom.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms related to kratom; direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to license and regulate processors and retailers of kratom products; charge kratom processors an annual licensing fee of $1,000 and kratom retailers an annual licensing fee of $500; prohibit the manufacture and sale of certain kratom extracts and kratom products; prohibit the sale of kratom extracts and kratom products to any individuals under 21 years of age; establish penalties; declare the supremacy of any future federal regulations on kratom.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb293/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 44** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0044.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb293/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 293 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 87-7 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 81-6 `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 44) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11325301-1f4a-4490-a4cb-ed946c838880`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).