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<item><title>SB 557-FN — Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-21:sen-gannon-moved-nonconcur-with-the-hous</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1971h: MA DV 176-157 05/14/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-14:ought-to-pass-with-amendment-2026-1971h-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1971h: MA DV 176-157 05/14/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Amendment # 2026-1798h: AF DV 153-180 05/14/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-14:amendment-2026-1798h-af-dv-153-180-05-14</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Amendment # 2026-1798h: AF DV 153-180 05/14/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — FLAM # 2026-1971h(NT) (Rep. Pauer): AA RC 171-162 05/14/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-14:flam-2026-1971h-nt-rep-pauer-aa-rc-171-1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

FLAM # 2026-1971h(NT) (Rep. Pauer): AA RC 171-162 05/14/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1798h 05/05/2026 (Vote 13-1</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-07:majority-committee-report-ought-to-pass-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1798h 05/05/2026 (Vote 13-11; RC)

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-07:minority-committee-report-ought-to-pass</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 230</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-05:executive-session-05-05-2026-10-30-am-gp</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 230

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Division I Work Session: 05/04/2026 10:00 am GP 230</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-05-04:division-i-work-session-05-04-2026-10-00</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Division I Work Session: 05/04/2026 10:00 am GP 230

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Amendment # 2026-1473h: AA VV 04/23/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-23:amendment-2026-1473h-aa-vv-04-23-2026</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Amendment # 2026-1473h: AA VV 04/23/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1473h: MA VV 04/23/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-23:ought-to-pass-with-amendment-2026-1473h-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1473h: MA VV 04/23/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Referred to Finance 04/23/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-23:referred-to-finance-04-23-2026</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Referred to Finance 04/23/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1473h 04/14/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-15:committee-report-ought-to-pass-with-amen</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1473h 04/14/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Executive Session: 04/14/2026 10:00 am GP 230</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-14:executive-session-04-14-2026-10-00-am-gp</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Executive Session: 04/14/2026 10:00 am GP 230

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 11:00 am GP 159</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-04-08:public-hearing-04-08-2026-11-00-am-gp-15</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 11:00 am GP 159

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Committee Amendment # 2026-1211s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-26:committee-amendment-2026-1211s-aa-vv-03-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Committee Amendment # 2026-1211s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1211s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-26:ought-to-pass-with-amendment-2026-1211s-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1211s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-26:introduced-in-recess-of-03-26-2026-and-r</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1211s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-2; CC</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-19:committee-report-ought-to-pass-with-amen</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1211s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-2; CC

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Committee Amendment # 2026-1052s, AF, VV; 03/12/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-12:committee-amendment-2026-1052s-af-vv-03-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Committee Amendment # 2026-1052s, AF, VV; 03/12/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Without Objection, Sen. Avard Moved the Question, MA; 03/12/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-12:without-objection-sen-avard-moved-the-qu</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Without Objection, Sen. Avard Moved the Question, MA; 03/12/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1159s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/12/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-12:ought-to-pass-with-amendment-2026-1159s-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1159s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/12/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2026-1159s; 03/12/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-12:sen-abbas-floor-amendment-2026-1159s-03-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2026-1159s; 03/12/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2026-1159s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-12:sen-abbas-floor-amendment-2026-1159s-aa-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2026-1159s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1052s, 03/12/2026, Vote 5-0</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-03-09:committee-report-ought-to-pass-with-amen</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1052s, 03/12/2026, Vote 5-0

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 5A</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-02-05:hearing-02-10-2026-room-100-sh-02-00-pm-</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 5A

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
<item><title>SB 557-FN — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary</title><link>https://graniterecord.org/bill/2026/sb557.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">SB557:2026-01-07:introduced-01-07-2026-and-referred-to-ju</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>(Fourth New Title) making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary

Status: House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT</description></item>
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