Omnibus bill would ban kratom sales, limit school levies and tax prediction markets

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 1,015

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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FRANKFORT — A 380-page bill that underwent significant changes before advancing late and receiving final passage in this year’s legislative session would ban the sale of kratom, restrict a type of school board taxation and tax prediction markets, among other changes.

A substantially changed version of House Bill 757, sponsored by Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, passed Wednesday morning out of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee and subsequently passed unanimously on the Senate …

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