republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hjr-56.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds to the Department of Parks for improvements to Kentucky State Parks and declaring an emergency."
description: "Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the capital construction funds totaling $62,502,500 to the Department of Parks for specific upgrades; require action by the General Assembly to release the remaining funds appropriated by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199; require reporting on the status of state park projects by the Department of Parks to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HJR 56"
citation: "Kentucky HJR 56 (2024RS)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Budget and Financial Administration", "Capital Construction", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Parks and Shrines", "Public Buildings and Grounds", "Reports Mandated", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "J. Bray", "J. Petrie", "K. King", "L. Burke", "N. Kulkarni", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30840fc1-0919-4337-a5e8-f14028d176a2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hjr56.html"
source_hash: "7817a75c45687ac8bb75287a2195912653b8821fcc4ee2d2724cececc976f131"
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 56 (2024RS) — A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of capital construction funds to the Department of Parks for improvements to Kentucky State Parks and declaring an emergency.

Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the capital construction funds totaling $62,502,500 to the Department of Parks for specific upgrades; require action by the General Assembly to release the remaining funds appropriated by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199; require reporting on the status of state park projects by the Department of Parks to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; APPROPRIATION; 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/24RS/hjr56/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 28** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0028.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hjr56/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- ADOPT HJR 56 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- L. Burke — primary (person)
- N. Kulkarni — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 38-0 `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch.28) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30840fc1-0919-4337-a5e8-f14028d176a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).