United States
| State | Bill ref. | Proposed date | Classification | Status | Proposer | Salvinorin A included? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | HB697 | 22-Apr-2010 | Schedule I | Enacted July 17, 2010 | Rep. James O. Gordon | Yes | Salvinorin A is misspelled as Salvinorum A. |
| SB330 | 27-Mar-2007 | not passed / died | Sen. Hank Erwin | Yes | |||
| n/a | 18-Oct-2007 | not passed / died | Sen. Roger Bedford & Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow | unknown | |||
| Alaska | SB313 | 05-Apr-2006 | Schedule IIA | not passed / died | Sen. Gene Therriault | No | |
| SB38 | 16-Jan-2007 | not passed / died | Yes | ||||
| SB52 | 21-Jan-2009 | not passed / died | Yes | ||||
| Arkansas | SB423 | March-2011 | Schedule I | Passed | Yes | ||
| California | AB259 | 05-Feb-2007 | prohibit sale to minors | Passed - 22-Jul-2008 | Assembly Member Anthony Adams | No, then Yes | Proposed bill wording amended from original Schedule I prohibition to only prohibit sale to minors instead. - Passed. Came into effect on 01-Jan-2009. |
| Colorado | 11-134 | 02-Jun-2011 | Class 2 Misdemeanor | Passed | Colorado State Senate | Yes | See |
| Connecticut | SB1098 | Jan-2011 | TO BE SCHEDULED | Passed - 6-Jul-2011 | "Many legislators, including Senator Boucher" HB6174 | Yes ("Salvinorum") | See. Also see |
| Delaware | SB259 | 16-Mar-2006 | Schedule I | Passed - 02-May-2006 | Sen. Karen Peterson | No | aka Brett’s law |
| Florida | SB340, SB1612 & HB1363 | 7-Feb-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 29-May-2008 | Sen. Evelyn J. Lynn & Rep. Mary Brandenburg | Yes | Possession felony for up to 5 years in prison. Effective July 1, 2008 |
| Georgia | HB1021 | 1-Jan-2010 | "dangerous drug" | Passed - 01-July-2010 | Rep. John Lunsford | Yes | Adds "Salvia divinorum A" to list of dangerous drugs. Allows for "possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of Salvia divinorum A strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes." |
| Illinois | SB2589 | 19-Jan-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / sine die | Sen. John J. Millner | No | |
| HB457 | 26-Jan-2007 | Passed - 18-Aug-2007 | Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti | No | Salvinorin A not mentioned, but bill wording incl. "any extract" from plant. Took effect 01-Jan-2008. | ||
| Indiana | TBA | 13-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | passed Jul-2011 | Rep. Suzanne Crouch | Yes | |
| Iowa | HSB133 SSB1051 | 18-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | proposed | Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy | Yes | |
| SF510 | 29-Aug-2011 | Schedule I | Passed - 29-Jul-2011 | Gov. Terry Branstad | Yes | enacted after 30 days of passing | |
| Kansas | SB481 | 28-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 24-April-2008 | Sen. Peggy Mast | Yes | incl. any extract from any part, and every compound, manufacture, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts |
| Kentucky | SB107 | 26-Jan-2010 | Schedule I | Passed - 26-Apr-2010 | Sen. Brandon Smith | Yes | |
| Louisiana | HB20 | 25-Feb-2005 | Schedule I | Passed - 15-Aug-2005 | Rep. Michael G. Strain | No | First State to ban Sd. |
| Maine | LD66 | Dec-2006 | prohibit sale to minors | Passed - 15-May-2007 | Rep. Chris Barstow | No, then Yes | Amended - originally proposed 'Schedule Z' classification |
| Maryland | SB 317 and HB 8 | 28-Jan-2009 | Schedule I | in committee | Senator Gladden and Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt | Yes | Johns Hopkins University has found a loophole that could stop the research they are doing. |
| Massachusetts | HB4434 | 16-May-2007 | Class C | not passed / died | Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster | Yes | |
| HB2037 HB1336 HB1789 | 12-January-2009 | not passed / died | Rep. Viriato Manuel deMacedo and Rep. Daniel K. Webster | Yes | |||
| Michigan | SB1373 | 1-Oct-2010 | Schedule I | Passed | Yes | ||
| Minnesota | HF2949 | 14-Feb-2008 | Schedule IV | not passed / died | Rep. Joe Atkins | No | |
| SB2668 | not passed / died | Sen. Steve Murphy | |||||
| HF 484 | Feb-2009 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Morrie Lanning | |||
| SF0569 | not passed / died | Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen | |||||
| HF2975 | Feb-2010 | Gross misdemeanor | not passed / died | Rep. Morrie Lanning | |||
| SF2773 | Passed - 18-May-2010 | Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen | Yes | ||||
| Mississippi | SB2456 | 29-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 01-Jul-2008 | Sen.Hob Bryan | No | |
| Missouri | HB165 | 05-Jan-2005 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Rachel L. Bringer | No | |
| HB633 | 23-Feb-2005 | Passed - 28-Aug-2005 | Rep Scott A. Lipke and Rep. Rachel L. Bringer |
Yes | |||
| Nebraska | LB840 | 10-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | not passed / sine die | Attorney General Jon Bruning & Senator Vickie McDonald | Yes | |
| LB 123 | 09-Jan-2009 | Passed - Feb 27, 2009 | Sen. Russ Karpisek | Yes | |||
| New Jersey | A1323 | 08-Jan-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | Assemblywoman Linda Stender | Yes | |
| S3426 | 11-Dec-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | Sen. Stephen Sweeney | Yes | ||
| New York | S695 | 18-Apr-2005 | prohibit sale | being considered by the State Assembly | Sen. John J. Flanagan | No | fine of no more than $500 per violation |
| A8920 | 5-Jun-2007 | prohibit possession | proposed | Assemblyman Carl Heastie | No | fine of no more than $50 per violation | |
| S07736 | 18-Mar-2008 | Schedule I | proposed | no sponsor listed | No | Possession- Class B Misdemeanor. Sale- Class A Misdemeanor | |
| North Carolina | SB138 | 11-Feb-2009 | Schedule I | Passed Aug 6, 2009 | Sen. William R. Purcell, Sen. Stan Bingham et al. | Yes | applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum |
| North Dakota | SB2317 | 15-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | Passed - 01-Aug-2007 | Sen. Dave Oehlke, Sen. Randell Christmann et al. | No, then Yes | bill refers to salvinorin A and "any of the active ingredients" of Salvia divinorum |
| Ohio | HB215 | May-2007 | Schedule I | Passed - 06-Jan-2009 | Rep. Thom Collier | Yes | |
| Oklahoma | HB2485 | 06-Mar-2006 | prohibit extracts | Passed - 26-May-2006 | Rep. John Nance | Yes | enhanced, concentrated, and chemically or physically altered |
| HB3148 | 23-May-2008 | Schedule I | Passed - 23-May-2008 | Rep. David Derby and Sen. Jonathan Nichols | applies to all forms of Salvia divinorum - law comes into effect 01-Nov-2008 | ||
| Oregon | SB592 | 22-Feb-2003 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Sen. Richard Devlin and Sen. Ryan Deckert | ||
| HB3485 | 15-Mar-2003 | not passed / died | Rep. Billy Dalto | ||||
| HB2494 | 25-Jan-2007 | not passed / died | Rep. John Lim | Yes | |||
| Pennsylvania | HB2657 | 02-May-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. James Casorio et al. | Yes | |
| SB1217 | 16-Jun-2006 | not passed / died | Sen. Lisa Boscola et al. | No | |||
| SB710 | 29-Mar-2007 | proposed | Sen. Lisa Boscola et al. | No | |||
| HB1379 | 29-May-2007 | proposed | Rep. Beyer et al. | No | |||
| HB1547 | 18-Jun-2007 | proposed | Rep. James Casorio et al. | Yes | |||
| SB1006 | presented to governor 16-Jun-2011 | Yes | |||||
| South Carolina | H4687 | 13-Feb-2008 | Schedule I | Passed House / later died | Rep. Huggins | Yes | |
| South Dakota | HB1090 | 20-Jan-2009 | Class 1 misdemeanor / Class 6 felony | Passed - 11-Mar-2009 | Rep. Chuck Turbiville | No | possession of less than 2 ounces a misdemeanor, 2 ounces or more a felony |
| Tennessee | SB3247 /HB2909 /TCA 39-17-452 |
15-Feb-2006 | Class A misdemeanor | Passed - 01-Jul-2006 | Rep. Park M. Strader, Sen. Tim Burchett | Yes | not an offense to possess, plant, cultivate, grow, or
harvest Sd for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes |
| Texas | HB2347 | 02-Mar-2007 | Penalty Group 2 | not passed / died | Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson | Yes | Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act |
| HB3784 | 09-Mar-2007 | Penalty Group 3 | Rep. Tan Parker | Yes | Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act | ||
| SB1796 | prohibit sale to minors | Sen. Craig Estes | No | proposed concurrently to HB2347 and HB3784 above | |||
| HB126 | 11-Nov-2008 | Penalty Group 3 | proposed | Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson | Yes | Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act | |
| SB257 | prohibit sale to minors | Sen. Craig Estes | No | proposed concurrently to HB126 above | |||
| Utah | HB190 | 18-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Paul Ray | No, then Yes | |
| HB260 | 09-Jan-2008 | not passed / died | Yes | ||||
| HB277 | 28-Jan-2009 | proposed | Yes | ||||
| Virginia | HB2844 | 10-Jan-2007 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Delegate John M. O'Bannon, III | only | Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, which contains any quantity of Salvinorin A (another name: Divinorin A). - The plant Salvia divinorum was not mentioned |
| Wisconsin | AB186 | 02-Apr-2009 | Fine not to exceed $10,000 | Passed | Rep. Cullen et al. | only | A Wisconsin banned manufacturing, distributing, or delivering Salvinorin A the extraction only but not the raw plant Salvia Divinorum that is still legal to possess or sell. Though since the law does not name the Salvia plant as a controlled statute. The live, raw or dried plant is not part of the ban under this statute. |
| Wyoming | HB49 | 13-Feb-2006 | Schedule I | not passed / died | Rep. Stephen Watt | No |
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