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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 45: Kratom Adjustments

4 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 26, 2026. This bill amends provisions related to kratom.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires a kratom processor and kratom retailer to register with the Department of Agriculture and Food
  • Only allows a retail tobacco specialty business to sell kratom
  • Bans the sale of certain kratom products
  • Amends provisions related to penalties and fees
  • Amends the age for who can purchase a kratom product

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Michael K. McKell

Utah Senate, February 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 45
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 4 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 5 Democratic

No (4)

1 Forward, 2 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 45
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 29 Nays 0 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (29)

22 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 4th Sub. SB 45
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 63 Nays 10 N/V 2
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

46 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (9)

9 Republican

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 4th Sub. SB 45
Result as recorded: Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.