Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1712: Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD KRATOM TO SCHEDULE III OF THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 41-29-117, mississippi code of 1972, to add kratom to schedule iii of the uniform controlled substances act; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD KRATOM TO SCHEDULE III OF THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 41-29-117, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 41-29-117. (A) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule III. SCHEDULE III (a) Stimulants. Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, of the following (2) Chlorphentermine; (3) Clortermine; (4) Phendimetrazine. *HR26/R832* H. B. No. 1712 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R832 PAGE 1 (MCL\KW) (b) Depressants. Unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances: (1) Any substance which contains any quantity of a derivative of barbituric acid, or any salt of a derivative of barbituric acid, except those substances which are specifically listed in other schedules; (2) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any compound, mixture or preparation containing any of the following substances or any salt of the substances specifically included in this subsection (2) and one or more other active medicinal ingredients which are not listed in any other (ii) Secobarbital; (iii) Pentobarbital; (3) Any suppository dosage …
Sponsors
- Hobgood-Wilkes, Stacey (R, 108) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Drug Policy;Business and Commerce
Subjects: Kratom
Common questions
- What is HB1712?
- HB1712 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
- What does HB1712 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 41-29-117, mississippi code of 1972, to add kratom to schedule iii of the uniform controlled substances act; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1712?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1712?
- Hobgood-Wilkes, Stacey (R, 108).
- Where is the official record for HB1712?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1712.xml
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