New York A 2699: Relates to the sale of kratom

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A02699 Summary:

BILL NOA02699 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03426

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SPONSORBendett

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COSPNSRBrabenec, McDonough, Smullen, DeStefano, Brown K, Sayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 13-F Art Head, §1399-aa, add Art 13-F §1399-mmm, Pub Health L

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Prohibits individuals who are under the age of twenty-one to purchase or possess any products containing Kratom.

Go to top A02699 Actions:

BILL NOA02699 

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01/22/2025referred to health

05/19/2025held for consideration in health

01/07/2026referred to health

Go to topA02699 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:16/8 Action: Held for Consideration PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzNay

HevesiAyeGrayNay

SteckAyeMaherNay

BraunsteinAyeSlaterNay

SolagesAyeChludzinskiNay

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberNay

SayeghAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAbsent

LavineAye

LunsfordAye

Go to topA02699 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02699 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2699

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BENDETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the prohibition of
 the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 13-F of the public health
 2 law, as amended by chapter 448 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, HERBAL CIGARETTES,
 5 KRATOM AND SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA; DISTRIBUTION
 6 TO MINORS
 7 § 2. Section 1399-aa of the public health law is amended by adding a
 8 new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
 9 19. "Kratom" means any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosa, whether
 10 growing or not, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
 11 mixture, or preparation of such plant.
 12 § 3. Article 13-F of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 13 section 1399-mmm to read as follows:
 14 § 1399-mmm. Sale of kratom prohibited. 1. No person shall knowingly
 15 sell or provide kratom to any other person under twenty-one years of
 16 age. Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be
 17 subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars.
 18 2. (a) Any person operating a place of business wherein kratom is sold
 19 or offered for sale is prohibited from selling such kratom to individ-
 20 uals under twenty-one years of age, and shall post in a conspicuous
 21 place a sign upon which there shall be imprinted the following state-
 22 ment, "SALE OF KRATOM TO PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE IS
 23 PROHIBITED BY LAW". Such sign shall be printed on a white card in red
 24 letters at least one-half inch in height.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06184-01-5

 A. 2699 2

 1 (b) Sales of kratom shall be made only to an individual who demon-
 2 strates, through: (i) a valid driver's license or non-driver's iden-
 3 tification card issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles, the feder-
 4 al government, any United States territory, commonwealth or possession,
 5 the District of Columbia, a state government within the United States or
 6 a provincial government of the dominion of Canada; or (ii) a valid pass-
 7 port issued by the United States government or any other country, or
 8 (iii) an identification card issued by the armed forces of the United
 9 States, or (iv) any other photographic identification card issued by a
 10 governmental entity or educational institution indicating that the indi-
 11 vidual is at least twenty-one years of age. Such identification need not
 12 be required of any individual who reasonably appears to be at least
 13 twenty-five years of age, provided, however, that such appearance shall
 14 not constitute a defense in any proceeding alleging the sale of kratom
 15 to an individual under twenty-one years of age.
 16 (c) (i) Any person operating a place o