Senate corrects kratom language in statute with unanimous vote

Senate Bill 891 passed the Oklahoma Senate on third reading after the sponsor described it as a technical correction.

Senator Murdoch said SB 891 corrects a drafting error from prior legislation by adding the word "synthesize" before the term "kratom." The sponsor said the word had been unintentionally omitted last year and the bill restores the intended language.

There were no questions, and the clerk recorded 44 ayes and 0 nays on the roll call. The chair declared the bill passed.

SB 891 is a statutory cleanup; it does not, on the floor, change penalties or add new regulatory frameworks beyond restoring the previously intended wording.