---
type: "Bill"
title: "A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling for the expediting of research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes."
description: "A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling for the expediting of research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HCR 5"
citation: "Kentucky HCR 5 (2020RS)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["Diseases", "Drugs and Medicines", "Health and Medical Services", "Research and Methods", "Agriculture"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d50fa16d-945b-4d3d-b36d-7a3d434175f8"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hcr5.html"
source_hash: "7c6e4474362da1de5a2e6f5ea83770ec95ff1179821f4a29ed7839012e238322"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HCR 5 (2020RS) — A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling for the expediting of research regarding the safety and efficacy of the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hcr5/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hcr5/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HCR 5 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 22, 2020
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 6) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d50fa16d-945b-4d3d-b36d-7a3d434175f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).