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SR22 • 2026

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
J. Higdon
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
01/28/26: adopted by voice vote
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

What This Bill Does

  • A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

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. 2026-01-28 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    adopted by voice vote

  2. 2026-01-12 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Senate Floor

  3. 2026-01-07 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay Hatt.

Current Bill Text

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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Brian Jay 1
Hatt. 2
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt was an esteemed resident of Raywick, Kentucky; and 3
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt was the loving and beloved husband of Tonya Hatt; and 4
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt was the loving and beloved father of Austin (Katie) 5
Hinshaw, Autumn Hatt, and Alayna Willson, and the loving and beloved grandfather of 6
Evelyn Willson and Jaycee Hinshaw; and 7
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt answered the call to service to his country and was a 8
proud member of the United States Army; and 9
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt also answered the call for service to his community, 10
serving with honor and distinction as a lieutenant with the Raywick Fire Department; and 11
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt was universally known for his quick wit, being a man 12
of conscious action by helping those in need, and for his compassion to all; and 13
WHEREAS, Brian Jay Hatt passed from this life on Au gust 25, 2025, when while 14
on route to assist a fellow fire department on a fire call, the tanker truck he was driving 15
was involved in a serious accident; 16
NOW, THEREFORE, 17
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 18
Kentucky: 19
Section 1. The Senate expresses its most profound sympathy upon the passing 20
of Brian Jay Hatt and extends heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and 21
community. 22
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving 23
memory of Brian Jay Hatt. 24
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 25
Resolution to Senator Jimmy Higdon for delivery to the family. 26