South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

H 4648 — Kratom

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T.Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C.Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins, Vaughan

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

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  • In Committee

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  • 39 sponsors

    39 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-2020, RELATING TO KRATOM REGULATION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A REGULATED KRATOM PRODUCT.

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2025-2026 Bill 4648 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4648Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-2020, RELATING TO KRATOM REGULATION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A REGULATED KRATOM PRODUCT.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 44-53-2020(A) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (A) It is unlawful for a kratom processor or kratom retailer to:
       (1) distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product to any individual under twenty-one years of age;  or        (2) prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product that:
           (a) is adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer;
           (b) contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful non-kratom ingredient including, but not limited to, any substance listed in Section 44-53-190, 44-53-210, 44-53-230, 44-53-250, or 44-53-270;
           (c) contains a fully synthetic alkaloid including, but not limited to, fully synthetic mitragynine, fully synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other fully synthetically derived compound of the plant mitragyna speciosa;
           (d) contains levels of residual solvents higher than the standards set forth in Chapter 467 of the U.S.
Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF);  or            (e) does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to Section 44-53-2030 and a regulation promulgated to implement the provisions of that section.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Hiott, Forrest, Kirby, Gatch, McGinnis, Herbkersman, Cobb-Hunter, Neese, Hartnett, Whitmire, Hixon, Beach, T.Moore, Luck, Duncan, Ford, Sanders, Yow, Haddon, Pedalino, Willis, Brittain, C.Mitchell, Ligon, Gagnon, Martin, Caskey, Lawson, Guffey, Brewer, Robbins, Vaughan

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. Introduced and read first time

  5. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  6. Prefiled

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39 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (39)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4648 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-2020, RELATING TO KRATOM REGULATION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A REGULATED KRATOM PRODUCT.
Who sponsors H 4648?
H 4648 is sponsored by Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Travis A. Moore, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Mark N. Willis, T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative David Martin, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Greg Ford, and Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith.
What is the current status of H 4648?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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