Florida SB 994: Student Transportation Safety

Bill Text

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Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act 
2025-12-22T08:17:16Z 
Requiring that finished kratom products sold to consumers at certain establishments meet certain requirements; requiring that kratom products be manufactured only by a processor who holds a certain permit issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing requirements for finished kratom products produced in this state and subsequently shipped or transported out of this state for sale outside of this state; providing that a processor whose kratom product contains a controlled substance or other prohibited substances is in violation of the act, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 994 

 By Senator Gruters 

 22-00574B-26 2026994__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the Florida Kratom Consumer 
 3 Protection Act; amending s. 500.92, F.S.; defining 
 4 terms; revising the definition of the term “kratom 
 5 product”; requiring that finished kratom products sold 
 6 to consumers at certain establishments meet certain 
 7 requirements; requiring that kratom products be 
 8 manufactured only by a processor who holds a certain 
 9 permit issued by the Department of Agriculture and 
 10 Consumer Services; prohibiting specified operations; 
 11 prohibiting exemptions from certain requirements; 
 12 requiring certain processors to be properly registered 
 13 with the United States Food and Drug Administration; 
 14 requiring processors to comply with certain 
 15 regulations; requiring processors to maintain product 
 16 liability insurance with a specified occurrence limit; 
 17 requiring processors of a finished kratom product to 
 18 retain and submit a certificate of analysis from an 
 19 accredited laboratory to the Department of Agriculture 
 20 and Consumer Services for each batch of finished 
 21 kratom product; specifying requirements for such 
 22 laboratory; prohibiting processors from having any 
 23 financial or economic interest in such laboratory or 
 24 the body accrediting such laboratory; requiring 
 25 processors to maintain their certificates of analysis 
 26 for a specified amount of time after the finished 
 27 kratom product’s expiration date; requiring that the 
 28 certificate of analysis demonstrate that the finished 
 29 kratom product is in compliance with statutory and 
 30 rule concentration limits for specified substances; 
 31 requiring that certain finished kratom products comply 
 32 with product registration and testing requirements; 
 33 providing an exception; providing nonapplicability; 
 34 providing requirements for finished kratom products 
 35 produced in this state and subsequently shipped or 
 36 transported out of this state for sale outside of this 
 37 state; requiring a processor or the department to 
 38 submit a certain report to the United States Food and 
 39 Drug Administration if a processor or the department 
 40 receives a certain notice; authorizing the department 
 41 to conduct an independent third-party test of a kratom 
 42 product if probable cause exists that the product is 
 43 adulterated; requiring the processor to pay the 
 44 testing cost; authorizing the department to revoke the 
 45 processor’s product registration if the processor 
 46 fails to pay for such test within a specified 
 47 timeframe; providing prohibitions; providing criminal 
 48 penalties; providing that certain kratom products are 
 49 subject to a stop-sale order; authorizing the 
 50 department to revoke a processor’s finished kratom 
 51 product registration under certain circumstances; 
 52 providing that a processor whose kratom product 
 53 contains a controlled substance or other prohibited 
 54 substances is in violation of the act; authorizing the 
 55 levying of administrative fines for laboratories that 
 56 fail to comply with certain requirements; providing an 
 57 appropriation; providing an effective date. 
 58 
 59 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 60 
 61 Section 1. Section 500.92, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 62 read: 
 63 500.92 Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act.— 
 64 (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida 
 65 Kratom Consumer Protection Act.” 
 66 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 
 67 (a) “Attractive to children” means a product manufactured: 
 68 1. In a shape that resembles a human, a cartoon character, 
 69 or an animal; or 
 70 2. In a form that resembles an existing candy product that 
 71 is widely distributed or branded. 
 72 (b) “Finished kratom product” means a kratom product that 
 73 is ready for sale to the end user. For purposes of registration, 
 74 a finished kratom product is differentiated by its ingredients, 
 75 not by its weight, volume, or size. 
 76 (c) “Kratom” means the plant or any part of the plant 
 77 Mitragyna speciosa in any form. 
 78 (d) “Kratom beverage” means a prepackaged liquid k