---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION ratifying emergency executive orders and declaring an emergency."
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION ratifying emergency executive orders and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HJR 77"
citation: "Kentucky HJR 77 (2021RS)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Disasters", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Governor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Osborne", "S. Maddox"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65161e4f-27f0-4481-9977-6cf9caf77010"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hjr77.html"
source_hash: "2d7b2a4d4d23511a819bfe801cad7b487ae74373fdf9efb9b6a6fff69165ee4a"
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 HJR 77 (2021RS) — A JOINT RESOLUTION ratifying emergency executive orders and declaring an emergency.

## 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/hjr77/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0168.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hjr77/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HJR 77 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HJR 77 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- S. Maddox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State Government (H)
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State Government (H)
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 74-22 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 74-22 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 71-23 `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 30-7 `passage`
- **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 Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 168) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65161e4f-27f0-4481-9977-6cf9caf77010`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).