Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SJR23: A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
Declare Kentucky to be a Food is Medicine state and direct state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
What the bill says
A joint resolution declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives. WHEREAS, the United States spends $4.5 trillion annually on health care with percent of those expenditures covering care for people with chronic physical and mental health conditions; and WHEREAS, six in 10 Americans have at least one chronic disease and four in have two or more chronic diseases; and WHEREAS, diet-related physical conditions such as obesity impact 41.9 percent of adults in the United States and result in $173 billion annually in health care costs; and WHEREAS, in Kentucky, 40.4 percent of adults have at least one chronic physical disease such as diabetes or heart disease, which results in over $29.4 billion in health care expenses annually; and WHEREAS, the incidence of chronic disease is higher in rural and other areas underserved by health and community resources compared to better served areas which intensifies population health disparities in the state; and WHEREAS, some state pilot programs and national studies have demonstrated that Food is Medicine intervention programs, especially when administered in clinical settings, can prevent and improve health care outcomes for chronic diseases, thereby reducing chronic disease rates and health care costs; and WHEREAS, Kentucky has pioneered Food is Medicine efforts, including the Kentucky Hospital Association's (KHA) partnership with the …
Sponsors
- Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 36-0
- : Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1)
- : to Rules (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, adopted 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
Votes
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SJR 23 w/ HFA 1 (HFA 1) RSN# 4103 (April 1, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Suspend the Rules (HFA 1) RCS# 389 (March 31, 2026): 75 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House: Adopt RCS# 390 (March 31, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: ADOPT SJR 23 w/ SCS 1 (SCS 1) RSN# 3785 (January 28, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Health Care Professionals, Diseases, Hospitals And Health Facilities, Physicians, Drugs And Medicines, Commendations And Recognitions, Pharmacists
Common questions
- What is SJR23?
- SJR23 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A JOINT RESOLUTION declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
- What does SJR23 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution declaring Kentucky a Food is Medicine state and directing state agencies to advance Food is Medicine initiatives.
- What is the status of SJR23?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 124) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJR23?
- Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R, SD-024), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJR23?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sjr23.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.