republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/sjr-116.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders."
description: "Direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders; require a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SJR 116"
citation: "Kentucky SJR 116 (2026RS)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Education", "Higher", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Health And Medical Services", "Health Care Professionals", "Hospitals And Health Facilities", "Physicians", "Public Health", "Reports Mandated", "Universities And Colleges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Storm", "R. Stivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7461bc3-4b68-48cb-a0f3-403d28c09ce6"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr116.html"
source_hash: "b577bfa4b38d096fbf3453bc0579e3ab8e5dbf033244551488796a8fd33fedf6"
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 116 (2026RS) — A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders.

Direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to coordinate a search for actionable solutions to physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with community, state agency, professional associations, and other stakeholders; require a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.

## 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/26RS/sjr116/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0186.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sjr116/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE OF SJR 116 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HCA 1 (T) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT SJR 116 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **96–0** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **78–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Storm — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, adopted 35-0 `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** to Postsecondary Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** adopted with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 186) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7461bc3-4b68-48cb-a0f3-403d28c09ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).