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Senate Joint Resolution 23

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Last Action	03/27/26: floor amendment (1) filed
Title	A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1556
Sponsors	S. Funke Frommeyer, D. Douglas, L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version	Declare Kentucky to be a Food is Medicine state and direct state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Commendations And Recognitions - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Diseases - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Drugs And Medicines - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Foods And Beverages - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Health And Medical Services - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Health Care Professionals - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Hospitals And Health Facilities - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Nurses - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Pharmacists - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Physicians - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration Public Health - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration State Agencies - Food is Medicine, initiatives, advancement
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/07/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/16/26	to Health Services (S)
01/21/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
01/22/26	2nd reading, to Rules
01/27/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
01/28/26	3rd reading, adopted with Committee Substitute (1)
01/29/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/25/26	to Health Services (H)
02/26/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/27/26	floor amendment (1) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Technical Corrections - Kentucky, Food is Medicine state, declaration

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Miles
Summary	Retain original provisions; direct the Personnel Cabinet, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, to integrate community supported agriculture (CSA) purchases in the wellness rewards programs offered to public employees and retirees who receive health insurance coverage through the Kentucky Employees Health Plan; require the program to be offered for the 2027 KEHP plan year; require the Personnel Cabinet to report on the program.
Index Headings	Agriculture - Community supported agriculture purchases, state employee wellness program, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - State employee health plan, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness rewards, inclusion Education, Higher - State employee health plan, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness rewards, inclusion Insurance, Health - State employee health plan, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness rewards, inclusion Personnel And Employment - Personnel Cabinet, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness program, requirement Public Officers And Employees - State employee health plan, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness rewards, inclusion Reports Mandated - Personnel Cabinet, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness program State Agencies - Personnel Cabinet, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness program, requirement State Employees - State employee health plan, community supported agriculture purchases, wellness rewards, inclusion Piggybacked Bills - HJR 86

Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)