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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 2454: An Act concerning the regulation of kratom

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 2454 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act concerning the regulation of kratom. Primary sponsor: Dan Hunt (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H5127.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2454) of Daniel J. Hunt, Jacob R. Oliveira and Colleen M. Garry relative to establishing a penalty for the sale, preparation, manufacturing, or distribution of kratom products that are contaminated with dangerous non-kratom substances. Public Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan HuntPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Suffolk
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th Middlesex
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Kathy LaNatraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Plymouth
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a new draft, see H5127
  2. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Discharged to the committee on the Judiciary
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Public Health

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source