Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 497: Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the criminal code.

Did not advance Last action April 10, 2026: Died in House Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 497 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the criminal code. Primary sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in House Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare.