Introduced January 22, 2026
SJR54
Log in to followA JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program.
Direct the Department for Libraries and Archives and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to cooperate in exploring ways to increase enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program; direct the department and the cabinet to submit a report on the progress of identifying ways of increasing enrollment in the program to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026.
Plain-language summary
This resolution directs two state agencies to work together to find ways to sign up more young children for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program that mails free books to children from birth through age five. The agencies must report their findings to the Governor and the state legislature by November 1, 2026. It does not create a new program or spend money, but asks the state to look for ways to expand access to the existing one. Who it may affect: families with young children, particularly those who are not yet enrolled in the Imagination Library program.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Casey Chambers Armstrong
Senator · Senate District 19
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