Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2026 – 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 – referred to health
Pending: Assembly Health Committee
Summary
Enacts the “synthetic kratom kills act” to prohibit harmful synthetic and adulterated kratom products; provides that no person, manufacturer, retailer, or other entity shall manufacture, distribute, sell, or offer for sale: synthesized kratom material; any adulterated kratom product; a kratom product that is combustible or intended to be used for vaporization, aerosolization, or injection; a kratom product that is incorporated into, or marketed or labeled as, a conventional food or beverage product; a kratom product that contains flavoring agents or additives specifically designed or marketed to appeal to individuals under twenty-one years of age; a kratom product not contained in child-resistant packaging; a kratom product that mimics a candy product or is manufactured, packaged, or advertised in a way that can be reasonably considered to appeal to individuals under twenty-one years of age; any kratom product to an individual under twenty-one years of age; and any kratom product in which the concentration of 7-hydroxymitragynine exceeds two percent of the concentration of total alkaloids; requires testing and clear labeling.
Currently sponsored by
| Name | Type | Contact | Phone | District | Sponsorship | State Profile | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblymember Jacob Blumencranz [R] | Primary | 518-455-4684 | HD-015 | Sponsored Bills | State Profile | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
The bill is at this page
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10969
If you go there you can sign up to easily show your opposition to the bill!
You can email the assembly member sponsoring the bill here blumencranzj@nyassembly.gov
Here is the pdf of the senates member directory for more people to contact to oppose.
This bill does not “follow the science”; it replaces science with prohibition theater. 7-OH is a naturally occurring kratom alkaloid, and even federal sources draw a distinction between trace natural levels and products with added or enhanced concentrations. But instead of targeting synthetic manipulation, contamination, deceptive marketing, and unlabeled potency, the bill imposes a sweeping ban on products above 2% of total alkaloids or 1 mg per serving as though that alone proves public danger. That is not nuanced pharmacology or modern consumer protection—it is blunt-force policymaking that punishes an entire category rather than regulating it honestly
More embarrassing bills. This is why this country sucks. “Free country” my ass. I’m an adult and I prefer this over sticking a needle in my arm or guzzling down pharmaceutical trash. If you wanna regulate it, fine, but don’t take it away from the people who depend on it.
Losers