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HR60 • 2026

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. Watkins
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
02/11/26: adopted by voice vote
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

What This Bill Does

  • A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to House Floor adopted by voice vote

  2. 2026-02-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Current Bill Text

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A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in 1
the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 2
WHEREAS, Kentucky has been devastated by overdose deaths due to opioid use 3
and other substance use disorders; and 4
WHEREAS, in 2024, 1,410 Kentuckians passed away from preventable opioid 5
overdose, a 30.2% decrease from 2023; and 6
WHEREAS, Kentucky has been a leader in many areas aiming to preser ve and 7
protect life, including expanding overdose prevention services and launching the 8
Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities project in 2022, that has since 9
certified 35 counties across the Commonwealth; and 10
WHEREAS, the people of Kentucky conti nue to suffer from a lack of resources, 11
including access to recovery and harm reduction services that support and foster 12
recovery; and 13
WHEREAS, the lives and experiences of those living in long -term recovery should 14
be celebrated; and 15
WHEREAS, a renewed res olve to aid, support, and protect those impacted by the 16
lives that have been lost as well as those in recovery is needed; and 17
WHEREAS, members of the House of Representatives encourage the citizens of the 18
Commonwealth to help break the stigma that has plag ued people suffering from 19
substance use disorders, and encourage them to share their stories of resilience and 20
perseverance; 21
NOW, THEREFORE, 22
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the 23
Commonwealth of Kentucky: 24
Section 1. The members of the House of Rep resentatives do hereby recognize 25
February 11, 2026, as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky. 26
Section 2. When the House of Representatives adjourns this day, it does so in 27
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honor, recognition, and celebration of Kentuckians l iving in long -term recovery and of 1
those providing support and encouragement to them. 2
Section 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit a 3
copy of this Resolution to Representative Joshua Watkins for delivery. 4