# Kentucky SJR 139: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges.

Kentucky SJR 139, A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Julie Raque Adams (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SJR 139
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-02
- Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)
- Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Honorary Highway Designations, Memorials
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (154 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Repeals a 2025 Kentucky law section: mixed, low. The law repeals Section 21 of 2025 Kentucky Acts, Chapter 140. It declares that section has no legal effect and removes it from Kentucky law. The text does not state an effective date for the repeal.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon Smith (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | 3rd reading, adopted | pass | 86 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | 3rd reading, adopted | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)
- 2026-04-02: delivered to Governor
- 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: passed 32-2 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (4), (3) and (2) (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2), (3) and (4) (House)
- 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: 3rd reading, adopted 86-4 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (4), (3) and (2) (House)
- 2026-04-01: floor amendment (1) defeated (House)
- 2026-03-31: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-26: floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-25: floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-25: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2026-03-24: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-24: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House)
- 2026-03-18: to Transportation (H) (House)
- 2026-03-17: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2026-03-17: received in House (House)
- 2026-03-16: 3rd reading, adopted 36-0 with committee amendments (1-title) Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: to Transportation (S) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr139/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr139/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law)
- SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed)
- HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed)
- HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr139/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr139/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS)
- [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS)
- [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS)
- [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS)
- [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS)
- [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SJR139-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).