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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 865

Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 10, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE MARIJUANA AS A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE MARIJUANA AS A SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO PENALTIES INCLUDED IN THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 33-13-520, 41-29-105 AND 41-29-147, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

12 co-sponsors

Steve Lott, Josh Hawkins, Celeste Hurst, Kent McCarty, Randy P. Boyd, Dana McLean, Donnie Scoggin, Justin Keen, Lester Carpenter, Beth Luther Waldo, Lance Varner, Brad Mattox

Its course

January 16 to February 10, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 10 · stopped25 days

Drug PolicyJan 16 to Feb 318 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Drug Policy
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Point of order raised in the House
  5. Point of order well taken in the House
  6. Tabled in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Drug PolicyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Point of Order - Well TakenHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10TabledHouse of Representatives