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SR42 • 2026

A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
G. Elkins
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
02/05/26: adopted by voice vote
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

What This Bill Does

  • A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    adopted by voice vote

  2. 2026-01-20 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Senate Floor

  3. 2026-01-15 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

Current Bill Text

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A RESOLUTION honoring Ale-8-One on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. 1
WHEREAS, the Ale -8-One Bottling Company was established in 1902 by George 2
Lee Wainscott in Winchester, Kentucky; and 3
WHEREAS, in 1926, Wainscott released Ale -8-One, originally named "A Late 4
One," at the Clark County Fair; and 5
WHEREAS, Ale -8-One is one of the founding members of the Kentucky Proud 6
Program, which promotes Kentucky-grown and made products; and 7
WHEREAS, the Ale -8-One family includes 120 employees who work and live in 8
Winchester and the surrounding communities; and 9
WHEREAS, every bottle of Ale -8-One originates from small batches of the secret 10
family recipe, hand -blended by Fielding Rogers, the fourth generation family owner, 11
following his great-great-uncle’s handwritten notes; and 12
WHEREAS, Ale-8-One received the prestigious Bluegrass Steward Award in 2025, 13
in recognition of its stewardship in Kentucky, contribution to the Kentucky P roud 14
Program, and its support of their employees and the Winchester community; and 15
WHEREAS, as Ale -8-One celebrates its 100th anniversary, it remains family -16
owned and based in Winchester, Kentucky, and holds the distinction as the only soft 17
drink invented in Kentucky that continues to be made in Kentucky; 18
NOW, THEREFORE, 19
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 20
Kentucky: 21
Section 1. The members of the Senate hereby recognize and congratulate Ale-8-22
One on its 100th Anniversary and honor it for 100 years of growth and success. 23
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and 24
celebration of Ale-8-One. 25
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 26
Resolution to Senator Greg Elkins. 27