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Last action · April 15, 2026
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Introduced January 22, 2026

Senate
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

A 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.

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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

Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
To Families & Children (S)
Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 03 2026 (clerical)
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute , Floor Amendment (2-Title) Filed To Bill (clerical)
Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 36
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

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Portrait of Casey Chambers Armstrong

Casey Chambers Armstrong

Senator · Senate District 19

Primary sponsor
Cassie.Armstrong@kylegislature.gov

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