Every kratom bill in every U.S. state, refreshed daily before markets open.

Live tracker — all 51 jurisdictions

How we collect & classify the data

This tracker is generated by an automated pipeline we operate on our own infrastructure. Every morning at 7 AM Eastern, the system:

1. Pulls bill activity from the LegiScan API across all 51 U.S. jurisdictions (50 states + D.C.) using six keyword queries: kratom, mitragynine, mitragyna, 7-hydroxymitragynine, kratom consumer protection, and botanical supplement act.
2. Scrapes state-level news via Google News RSS, cross-referenced against the bills feed to surface coverage we might otherwise miss.
3. Snapshots live pages on our own site and a handful of high-churn state legislature pages (SHA256 of stripped body) to detect silent edits.
4. Classifies every new item using our in-house classifier, tuned for kratom-specific impact. Each bill gets a category (ban, reversal, kcpa, age, tax, federal, other) and a severity tier (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, NOISE). A human editor reviews the daily output before publish.
5. Writes the public feed — the JSON powering the widget above — and publishes it to this page. The whole cycle runs in under two minutes.

Bills that die in committee, fail a floor vote, or are formally withdrawn drop off the active tracker 90 days after their last recorded action. No editorializing. We link directly to LegiScan for the authoritative bill text, sponsor list, status history, and recorded votes.

Federal context. At the federal level, kratom is not a DEA-controlled substance, though the agency has weighed scheduling in the past. The FDA has issued import alerts and warning letters but has not banned the plant. Any federal action would appear on this tracker under the federal category. For state-level detail, see our state-by-state legality guide — including deep-dives for high-churn jurisdictions like Florida, California, Texas, and Michigan.

Major moments in U.S. kratom policy

Context for today’s activity. Major federal and state-level events that shaped the current regulatory landscape:

• 2014Tennessee becomes the first state to restrict kratom, classifying mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine as Schedule I substances.
• 2016DEA announces intent to emergency-schedule kratom as Schedule I; reverses the decision six weeks later after public backlash and 140,000+ public comments.
• 2018CDC links a multistate Salmonella outbreak to contaminated kratom; FDA issues mandatory recalls. Event drives early industry push for testing standards.
• 2019Utah enacts the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, establishing the legal-with-guardrails template (age gate, alkaloid caps, labeling, vendor registration).
• 2021FDA formally recommends against scheduling kratom to HHS/DEA, citing insufficient evidence for Schedule I placement.
• 2022–24KCPA adoption accelerates: Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and more. Consumer-protection frame gains bipartisan traction.
• 2025–26Debate shifts toward 7-hydroxymitragynine potency caps and enforcement mechanisms as semi-synthetic 7-OH products enter the market. Multiple states introduce bills specifically targeting concentrated 7-OH formulations.

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Press inquiries & interviews

Working on a story about kratom regulation, a specific bill, or the state of U.S. kratom policy? We provide on-record comment, background context, and custom data pulls for your jurisdiction.

Frequently asked questions

How often is this page updated?

Every day at 7 AM Eastern (11:00 UTC). The widget displays the exact timestamp of the last successful refresh — if you see a stale timestamp, the pipeline is alerting us and we’ll have it fixed within hours.

Why don’t I see a bill I know was filed?

Two likely reasons. (1) LegiScan hasn’t ingested it yet — their crawlers usually catch filings within 24 hours but occasionally lag 48–72 hours for smaller legislatures. (2) Our keyword filter didn’t match — the bill might use unusual phrasing. Email [email protected] with the bill number and we’ll add it manually and tune the filter.

Is the classification reliable?

Severity and category are first-pass assigned by our in-house classifier, then reviewed daily by a human editor. HIGH-stakes events (a ban signed into law, an existing ban reversed) always get human confirmation before they go out on the daily digest. Corrections are logged in our public changelog.

Can I get raw data instead of just the table?

Yes — the page already ships application/ld+json Dataset schema (crawlable by Google Dataset Search and citable by AI search) and we can provide a direct JSON feed for partner outlets. Email us.

Who runs this tracker, and do you take a position?

Amazing Botanicals — a U.S.-based kratom e-commerce company in business since 2014. The tracker is operated by our in-house engineering and editorial team. We support the Kratom Consumer Protection Act framework in every state that currently has no regulation, and we oppose outright bans — but that position does not touch the tracker data. Every bill is displayed with its plain description and its LegiScan-sourced status regardless of whether it aligns with our view.

Related legal & educational resources

• Kratom legality — full state-by-state guide — current legal status, relevant statutes, and historical context for each of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions.
• What is the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA)? — how the regulatory framework works, which states have enacted it, and what it means for vendors and consumers.
• What is kratom? — plant background, traditional use, and how it fits into the broader botanical-supplement landscape (helpful context for journalists new to the topic).
• Kratom alkaloids (mitragynine & 7-OH) — the pharmacology behind the policy debates, including why 7-hydroxymitragynine caps appear in KCPA text.
• Kratom Learn hub — our full education library: pharmacology, safety, dosing, alkaloids, and 30+ deep-dive guides.
• LegiScan — the primary legislative data source powering this tracker (CC-BY-licensed).
• American Kratom Association — industry trade group leading KCPA advocacy at the state level.
• FDA’s kratom page — official federal posture, import alerts, and warning-letter history.