HB 253 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

DRUGS: Provides relative to kratom (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

HB 253 is a technical amendment to a bill related to kratom regulation, specifically modifying a reference to federal agencies. The amendment removes "Department of Health and Human Services" from a section that previously referenced the Food and Drug Administration. This change clarifies which federal body is responsible for oversight but does not alter kratom's regulatory status or create new requirements. The bill focuses on procedural language rather than substantive policy changes affecting kratom users, sellers, or federal agencies. It has been amended and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare for further consideration.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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HB253 Original HB253 Engrossed · 1 edit
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The bill was amended to change the grammatical structure of the definition for 'Vendor' from 'that' to 'who' and to update the pronoun from 'itself' to 'himself'. These changes refine the language to ensure the definition clearly applies to individual persons rather than abstract entities, though the substantive legal requirements remain unchanged.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'Vendor' was updated to use the pronoun 'who' and 'himself' instead of 'that' and 'itself', clarifying that the term refers to a specific person.

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Committee
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Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
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Chad Boyer
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