Perry Kratom Bill Puts Natural Extracts In Penalty Group 1

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89R6310 KRM-D

By: Perry
S.B. No. 1868

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled

Substances Act and prohibiting the production, manufacture,

distribution, delivery, sale, and possession of certain

hallucinogenic substances; creating criminal offenses.

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

SECTION 1. Section 481.102, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 481.102. PENALTY GROUP 1. Penalty Group 1 consists of:

(1) the following opiates, including their isomers,

esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers,

unless specifically excepted, if the existence of these isomers,

esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical

designation:

Allylprodine;

Alphacetylmethadol;

Benzethidine;

Betaprodine;

Clonitazene;

Diampromide;

Diethylthiambutene;

Difenoxin not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Dimenoxadol;

Dimethylthiambutene;

Dioxaphetyl butyrate;

Dipipanone;

Ethylmethylthiambutene;

Etonitazene;

Etoxeridine;

Furethidine;

Hydroxypethidine;

Ketobemidone;

Levophenacylmorphan;

Meprodine;

Methadol;

Moramide;

Morpheridine;

Noracymethadol;

Norlevorphanol;

Normethadone;

Norpipanone;

Phenadoxone;

Phenampromide;

Phenomorphan;

Phenoperidine;

Piritramide;

Proheptazine;

Properidine;

Propiram;

Tilidine; and

Trimeperidine;

(2) the following opium derivatives, their salts,

isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, if the

existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible

within the specific chemical designation:

Acetorphine;

Acetyldihydrocodeine;

Benzylmorphine;

Codeine methylbromide;

Codeine-N-Oxide;

Cyprenorphine;

Desomorphine;

Dihydromorphine;

Drotebanol;

Etorphine, except hydrochloride salt;

Heroin;

Hydromorphinol;

Methyldesorphine;

Methyldihydromorphine;

Monoacetylmorphine;

Morphine methylbromide;

Morphine methylsulfonate;

Morphine-N-Oxide;

Myrophine;

Nicocodeine;

Nicomorphine;

Normorphine;

Pholcodine; and

Thebacon;

(3) the following substances, however produced,

except those narcotic drugs listed in another group:

(A) Opium and opiate not listed in Penalty Group

3 or 4, and a salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or

opiate, other than thebaine derived butorphanol, nalmefene and its

salts, naloxone and its salts, and naltrexone and its salts, but

including:

Codeine not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Dihydroetorphine;

Ethylmorphine not listed in Penalty Group 3

or 4;

Granulated opium;

Hydrocodone not listed in Penalty Group 3;

Hydromorphone;

Metopon;

Morphine not listed in Penalty Group 3;

Opium extracts;

Opium fluid extracts;

Oripavine;

Oxycodone;

Oxymorphone;

Powdered opium;

Raw opium;

Thebaine; and

Tincture of opium;

(B) a salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or

preparation of a substance that is chemically equivalent or

identical to a substance described by Paragraph (A), other than the

isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

(C) Opium poppy and poppy straw;

(D) Cocaine, including:

(i) its salts, its optical, position, and

geometric isomers, and the salts of those isomers;

(ii) coca leaves and a salt, compound,

derivative, or preparation of coca leaves; and

(iii) a salt, compound, derivative, or

preparation of a salt, compound, or derivative that is chemically

equivalent or identical to a substance described by Subparagraph

(i) or (ii), other than decocainized coca leaves or extractions of

coca leaves that do not contain cocaine or ecgonine; [ and ]

(E) concentrate of poppy straw, meaning the crude

extract of poppy straw in liquid, solid, or powder form that

contains the phenanthrine alkaloids of the opium poppy;

(F) kratom and kratom products, including:

(i) Mitragynine, mitragynine naturally

contained in the plant Mitragyna speciosa Korth, synthetic

equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, and their

isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and

ethers; and

(ii) 7-Hydroxymitragynine, 7-

hydroxymitragynine naturally contained in the plant Mitragyna

speciosa Korth, synthetic equivalents of the substances contained

in the plant, and their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of

isomers, esters, and ethers; and

(G) Tianeptine;

(4) the following opiates, including their isomers,

esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, if the existence of

these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the

specific chemical designation:

Alphaprodine;

Anileridine;

Bezitramide;

Dihydrocodeine not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Diphenoxylate not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Isomethadone;

Levomethorphan;

Levorphanol;

Metazocine;

Methadone;

Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-

4, 4-diphenyl butane;

Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,

1-diphenyl-propane-carboxylic acid;

PEPAP (1-(2-phenethyl)-4-phenyl-4-

acetoxypiperidine);

Pethidine (Meperidine);

Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-

phenylpiperidine;

Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-

phenylpiperidine-4 carboxylate;

Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-

phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;

Phenazocine;

Piminodine;

Racemethorphan; and

Racemorphan;

(5) Flunitrazepam (trade or other name: Rohypnol);

(6) Methamphetamine, including its salts, optical

isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(7) Phenylacetone and methylamine, if possessed

together with intent to manufacture methamphetamine;

(8) Phencyclidine, including its salts;

(9) Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (some trade or other

names: gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB), including its salts;

(10) Ketamine;

(11) Phenazepam;

(12) U-47700;

(13) AH-7921;

(14) ADB-FUBINACA;

(15) AMB-FUBINACA; and

(16) MDMB-CHMICA.

SECTION 2. Subtitle C, Title 6, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 491 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 491. HALLUCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 491.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "hallucinogenic

substance" means any part, portion, or derivative of any of the

following plants or fungi:

(1) Brugmansia arborea;

(2) Amanita muscaria;

(3) Conocybe spp.;

(4) Panaeolus spp.;

(5) Psilocybe spp.;

(6) Stropharia spp.;

(7) Vinca rosea;

(8) Ipomoea violacea;

(9) Datura spp.;

(10) Pancreatium trianthum;

(11) Kaempferia galanga;

(12) Olmedioperebea sclerophylla;

(13) Mesembryanthemum spp.;

(14) Virola spp.;

(15) Anadenanthera peregrina;

(16) Anadenanthera colubrina;

(17) Erythina spp.;

(18) Genista canariensis;

(19) Mimosa hostilis;

(20) Rhynchosia spp.;

(21) Sophora secundiflora;

(22) Peganum harmala;

(23) Banisteriopsis spp.;

(24) Tetrapterys methystica;

(25) Heimia salicifolia;

(26) Tabernanthe iboga;

(27) Prestonia amazonica;

(28) Lagochilus inebrians;

(29) Rivea corymbosa;

(30) Salvia divinorum;

(31) Atropa belladonna;

(32) Hyoscyamus niger;

(33) Mandragora officinarum;

(34) Brunfelsia spp.;

(35) Methysticodendron amesianum;

(36) Latua pubiflora;

(37) Calea Zacatechichi;

(38) Physalis subglabrata;

(39) Solanum carolinense; and

(40) Amanita pantherina.

SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES

Sec. 491.051. OFFENSE: PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURE,

DISTRIBUTION, DELIVERY, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF HALLUCINOGENIC

SUBSTANCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly

produces, manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, or possesses

with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, deliver, or sell a

material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains a

hallucinogenic substance.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly

possesses a material, compound, mixture, or preparation that

contains a hallucinogenic substance.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

(d) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class B

misdemeanor.

(e) If conduct constituting an offense under this section

also constitutes an offense under another provision of law, the

person may be prosecuted under either this section or the other

provision.

Sec. 491.052. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general or a

district, county, or city attorney may institute an action in

district court to collect a civil penalty from a person who

produces, manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, or possesses

with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, deliver, or sell a

material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains a

hallucinogenic substance.

(b) The civil penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each

offense. Each day an offense is committed constitutes a separate

violation for purposes of the penalty assessment.

(c) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the

city or county in which the offense occurred or in Travis County.

(d) A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by a

local government under this section shall be paid to that local

government.

Sec. 491.053. NO DEFENSE. In a prosecution or civil action

under this subchapter, the fact that the hallucinogenic substance

was in packaging labeled with "Not for Human Consumption," or other

wording indicating the substance is not intended to be ingested, is

not a defense.

Sec. 491.054. PENALTIES UNDER OTHER LAW. A penalty imposed

for an offense under this subchapter is in addition to any civil or

administrative penalty or other sanction imposed by law.

SECTION 3. Chapter 444, Health and Safety Code, as added by

Chapter 2 (S.B. 497), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is repealed.

SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.