Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SR31: A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.
Status: Passed both chambers, January 29, 2026
Recognize Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day; and honor those impacted by cancer.
What the bill says
A resolution honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate. WHEREAS, Suits and Sneakers is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network that leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network empowers advocates across the Commonwealth to make their voices heard and influence evidencebased public policy change and investment policies that will reduce the cancer burden on Kentuckians; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that more than 31,000 Kentucky residents will be diagnosed with cancer in 2026; and WHEREAS, cancer patients face countless challenges associated with their diagnoses, including physical, emotional, financial, and day-to-day challenges, and it is more important than ever to support efforts to combat cancer; and WHEREAS, not only will effective policies, practices, and funding investments to prevent, detect, and treat cancer, along with advances made through research, save countless lives, they will significantly reduce the emotional and financial strain cancer places on Kentuckians and the Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network would like to …
Sponsors
- Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R, SD-012) · primary sponsor
- Scott Madon (R, SD-029)
- Casey Chambers Armstrong (D, SD-019)
Latest actions
- : adopted by voice vote
- : to Senate Floor
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: General Assembly, Diseases, Commendations And Recognitions
Common questions
- What is SR31?
- SR31 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A RESOLUTION honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.
- What does SR31 do?
- In its own words: A resolution honoring cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring Thursday, January 29, 2026, as Suits and Sneakers Day in the Senate.
- What is the status of SR31?
- Passed both chambers as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: adopted by voice vote (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR31?
- Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R, SD-012), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR31?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sr31.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.