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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, kratom products."
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description: "Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; kratom products. Prohibits selling or offering for sale (i) any kratom product to a person younger than 21 years of age; (ii) any kratom product that does not include a label listing all ingredients and the required disclosure; (iii) any kratom product not stored in an area that is not directly accessible to consumers, including behind a retail counter or in a locked display case, except for kratom products required to be refrigerated which may be stored, in accordance with relevant Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority regulations, in the same beverage cooler or refrigerator as wine and beer; (iv) any kratom product containing any synthesized material, semi-synthetic alkaloid, or synthetic kratom-like compound; (v) any kratom product containing 7-hydroxymitragynine in an alkaloid fraction exceeding one percent of total alkaloids in the container or providing more than one milligram of 7-hydroxymitragynine per serving; (vi) any kratom product adulterated with any dangerous, poisonous, or otherwise deleterious non-kratom ingredient, including any substance listed as a controlled substance under state or federal law; (vii) any kratom product that is combustible or intended for vaporization or injection; (viii) any kratom product that is manufactured, packaged, or marketed in a manner attractive to children; or (ix) any kratom extract product containing residual solvent levels exceeding applicable statutory or pharmacopeial limits."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 360"
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citation: "Virginia HB 360 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Joshua G. Cole"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e594e5b-b97f-48b1-85ae-93175d01e106"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB360"
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source_hash: "25176e6f69266c2438cf9ffed62e5c6b52eee20cf48693b6a8022ac046064329"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 360 (2026) — Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, kratom products.
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Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; kratom products. Prohibits selling or offering for sale (i) any kratom product to a person younger than 21 years of age; (ii) any kratom product that does not include a label listing all ingredients and the required disclosure; (iii) any kratom product not stored in an area that is not directly accessible to consumers, including behind a retail counter or in a locked display case, except for kratom products required to be refrigerated which may be stored, in accordance with relevant Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority regulations, in the same beverage cooler or refrigerator as wine and beer; (iv) any kratom product containing any synthesized material, semi-synthetic alkaloid, or synthetic kratom-like compound; (v) any kratom product containing 7-hydroxymitragynine in an alkaloid fraction exceeding one percent of total alkaloids in the container or providing more than one milligram of 7-hydroxymitragynine per serving; (vi) any kratom product adulterated with any dangerous, poisonous, or otherwise deleterious non-kratom ingredient, including any substance listed as a controlled substance under state or federal law; (vii) any kratom product that is combustible or intended for vaporization or injection; (viii) any kratom product that is manufactured, packaged, or marketed in a manner attractive to children; or (ix) any kratom extract product containing residual solvent levels exceeding applicable statutory or pharmacopeial limits.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084019.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218857.PDF)
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3. **General Laws Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145454.PDF)
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4. **Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145264.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194528.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute — **20–1** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **94–2** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **9–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Joshua G. Cole — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103685D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-29** Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26107555D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360)
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- **2026-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-05** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB360ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360)
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e594e5b-b97f-48b1-85ae-93175d01e106`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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