# Kentucky SJR 23: A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives. Kentucky SJR 23, A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SJR23-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SJR 23 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124) - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Agriculture, Commendations And Recognitions, Diseases, Drugs And Medicines, Foods And Beverages, Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals, Hospitals And Health Facilities, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Public Health, State Agencies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Food is Medicine pilots and partnerships: benefit, medium. Kentucky declares itself a Food is Medicine state and makes nutrition part of health care. State agencies work with hospitals, agriculture, and others to pilot medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions for high‑risk patients. Agencies form public‑private partnerships to strengthen local fo… - Farm share rewards for state health plan: benefit, low. If you are in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan, you can earn wellness rewards for buying a community supported agriculture (CSA) share in plan years 2027 and 2028. You must show proof of your CSA purchase or contract. The Personnel Cabinet sets the reward amount and rules and may use a third‑part… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | 3rd reading, adopted | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124) - 2026-04-01: 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 36-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, adopted 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: floor amendment (1) filed (House) - 2026-02-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2026-01-29: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-29: received in House (House) - 2026-01-28: 3rd reading, adopted with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-21: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-01-16: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-07: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr23/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr23/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/sjr23/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr23/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) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SJR23-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).