---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create an advisory committee to investigate funding mechanisms and feasibility studies around recovery housing including a full continuum of care for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders."
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create an advisory committee to investigate funding mechanisms and feasibility studies around recovery housing including a full continuum of care for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SJR 59"
citation: "Kentucky SJR 59 (2021RS)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Diseases", "Health and Medical Services", "State Agencies", "Substance Abuse", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Alvarado"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4908fe35-f5de-404b-98bf-7ef86d60d8d0"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sjr59.html"
source_hash: "e751a3e89bd9cf942155d10b4dc7179833df13f07813760dd9d88c7927933625"
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 SJR 59 (2021RS) — A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create an advisory committee to investigate funding mechanisms and feasibility studies around recovery housing including a full continuum of care for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders.

## 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/sjr59/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0193.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sjr59/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SJR 59 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SJR 59 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. Alvarado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 36-0 `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 193) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4908fe35-f5de-404b-98bf-7ef86d60d8d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).