l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2657

An Act providing for the regulation and sale of kratom products; imposing a tax on natural kratom products; establishing the Kratom Regulatory Fund; imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Revenue; and imposing penalties.

In the Senate's Health & Human Services Committee since October 13, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

36 co-sponsors

Jim Prokopiak, Kyle Donahue, DAN FRANKEL, Tim Brennan, SCOTT CONKLIN, Steven R. Malagari, Sean Dougherty, Lisa A. Borowski, Danielle Friel Otten, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Mandy Steele, Christina D. Sappey, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, John C. Inglis III, ED NEILSON, Gina H. Curry, Brian Munroe, Joe Ciresi, Brenda M. Pugh, Tarah Probst, Charity Grimm Krupa, Maureen E. Madden, TINA M. DAVIS, Tarik Khan, Jeanne McNeill, Heather Boyd, Joanne Stehr, Robert E. Merski, Jennifer O'Mara, Dan K. Williams, Nikki Rivera, Joe Webster, Chris Pielli, Dave Madsen, G. Roni Green, Keith S. Harris

Its course

June 22 to October 13, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 22 to Oct 5105 days

HealthJun 22 to Sep 2999 days

AppropriationsSep 30 to Oct 55 days

In the SenateFrom Oct 5

Health & Human ServicesFrom Oct 13

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Oct 5

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 30

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jun 22 – Oct 5

  1. Jun 22Sent to HEALTH
  2. Sep 29HEALTH recommended it
  3. Sep 30Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 5APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Oct 13

  1. Oct 13Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jun 22Referred to HEALTH, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Sep 29Reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Sep 29First consideration, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Sep 29Laid on the table, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Sep 29Removed from table, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Sep 30Second consideration, with amendments, Sept. 30, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Sep 30Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 30, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Sep 30(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 30, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Oct 5Re-reported as committed, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Oct 5Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 5, 2026 (202-0)House of Representatives
  11. Oct 5(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Oct 13In the SenateSenate
  13. Oct 13Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Oct. 13, 2026Senate