HB 360 VA Became Law
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, kratom products.
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Summary
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.
Sponsor (1)
- Joshua G. Cole Democratic · primary
18 coauthors / cosponsors
- Bonita G. Anthony Democratic · cosponsor
- Stacey Annie Carroll · cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark Democratic · cosponsor
- Nicole Cole Democratic · cosponsor
- Lily V. Franklin · cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass Democratic · cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure Democratic · cosponsor
- Leslie Chambers Mehta · cosponsor
- Kimberly Pope Adams · cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · cosponsor
- Irene Shin Democratic · cosponsor
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Lee Ware Republican · cosponsor
- Rodney T. Willett Democratic · cosponsor
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. Republican · cosponsor
Action history (35)
- Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103685D · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360) · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107555D-H1 · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB360ER) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB360) · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595) · executive
Text versions (12)
The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.
- Chaptered · PDF
- Chaptered · HTML
- Enrolled · PDF
- Enrolled · HTML
- General Laws Substitute · PDF
- General Laws Substitute · HTML
- General Laws Substitute · PDF
- General Laws Substitute · HTML
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
- Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
- Introduced · PDF
- Introduced · HTML
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