Establishing the kratom consumer protection act.

 H-2654.2

HOUSE BILL 2291

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Reeves, Stonier, Parshley, Leavitt, Gregerson, Goodman, Fosse, Pollet, and Bernbaum

Prefiled 01/07/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business.

AN ACT Relating to the kratom consumer protection act; adding a new chapter to Title 69 RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Attractive to children" means a kratom product that is manufactured or packaged in a form that bears a reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product and that could cause a child to mistake the kratom product for an existing candy product.