Official Bill Page
<a href=”https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4930&DocTypeID=HB&GAID=18&LegId=166277&SessionID=114″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Illinois General Assembly – HB4930</a>
Current Status
- Filed: February 4, 2026
- First reading: February 6, 2026
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Assigned to Executive Committee on March 18, 2026
- Sent to the Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee on March 26, 2026
- Re-referred to the Rules Committee on March 27, 2026
What This Bill Does
HB4930 is the more aggressive threat. It creates the Protect Communities from Unregulated Substances Act and would prohibit dispensing, distributing, manufacturing, or selling kratom or tianeptine products for human use unless approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It also imposes civil penalties of $10,000 per violation and gives enforcement authority to the Illinois Attorney General.
In practice, this is not a regulatory bill. It functions much closer to a ban, because kratom products are not generally sold under FDA approval pathways the way the bill requires. That would put ordinary kratom commerce at risk statewide. This is an inference from the bill’s approval requirement and penalty structure.
Why It Matters
HB4930 is a direct threat because it would shut down lawful kratom sales unless products meet an FDA approval standard that ordinary consumer kratom products do not meet. It also pairs that with steep $10,000 penalties, making it one of the harsher Illinois proposals.
Hearings
Who to Contact
Bill Sponsor – Rep. William E. Hauter
- Springfield: (217) 782-0221
- District: (309) 819-8701
- Email: hauter@ilhousegop.org
- Contact page: <a href=”https://www.ilga.gov/house/members/details/3429″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Rep. William E. Hauter</a>
Chair – House Rules Committee – Rep. Robyn Gabel
- Springfield: (217) 782-8052
- District: (847) 424-5401
- Email: Contact@robyngabel.com
- Contact page: <a href=”https://www.ilga.gov/house/members/details/3278″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Rep. Robyn Gabel</a>
Chair – House Executive Committee – Rep. Fred Crespo
- Springfield: (217) 782-0347
- District: (630) 372-3340
- Email: fred@fredcrespo.com
- Contact page: <a href=”https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3274″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Rep. Fred Crespo</a>
Chair – Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee – Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- Springfield: (217) 782-0150
- District: (773) 337-9995
- Contact page: <a href=”https://www.ilga.gov/house/members/details/3417″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Rep. Lilian Jiménez</a>
Suggested Message
Please oppose HB4930. This bill would effectively ban lawful kratom sales in Illinois by requiring FDA approval for kratom products and imposing $10,000 penalties per violation. Illinois should reject prohibition and instead pursue any safety concerns through narrow, evidence-based regulation rather than a sweeping crackdown.
🚨 Take Action
Call and email the sponsor, the Rules Committee chair, the Executive Committee chair, and the Cannabis & Intoxicating Products Subcommittee chair. Ask them to stop HB4930 and oppose any attempt to advance it.