---
type: "Bill"
title: "A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to fully support Future Vertical Lift, a vital modernization initiative of the Department of Defense and the United States Army."
description: "A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to fully support Future Vertical Lift, a vital modernization initiative of the Department of Defense and the United States Army."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HCR 81"
citation: "Kentucky HCR 81 (2021RS)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["Aeronautics and Aviation", "Commendations and Recognitions", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd66138a-9910-41fd-b844-45c0d6e6efca"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hcr81.html"
source_hash: "c4a2aa4ef4c65df0f62d893aaa643433bb1c3e245165005242c6939cdd46faf2"
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 81 (2021RS) — A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to fully support Future Vertical Lift, a vital modernization initiative of the Department of Defense and the United States Army.

## 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/21RS/hcr81/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0181.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hcr81/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HCR 81 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 91-0 `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 29, 2021
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 181) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd66138a-9910-41fd-b844-45c0d6e6efca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).