A RESOLUTION recognizing April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day.
Summary
SR191 is a Senate resolution recognizing April 18, 2026, as National Lineworker Appreciation Day in Kentucky. The resolution expresses the Senate’s appreciation for utility lineworkers and highlights the essential work they do to build, maintain, and restore electric, telephone, cable, and fiber optic infrastructure. It emphasizes that lineworkers often respond during storms and other catastrophic events, work around high-voltage electricity, and perform dangerous duties far from their families to keep the Commonwealth’s energy and communications systems operating.
The resolution specifically honors lineworkers employed by Duke Energy, Kentucky Power Company, and Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Company. It directs the Senate Clerk to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe for delivery to the appropriate parties and states that the Senate adjourns in honor of Kentucky’s utility lineworkers. As a ceremonial resolution, it does not create or amend statutory law, but it formally places the Senate’s recognition into the legislative record.
Impact
SR191 has no direct effect on Kentucky statutes, regulations, or agency authority. Its legal impact is ceremonial and symbolic: it designates a day of recognition, records legislative appreciation for utility lineworkers, and authorizes transmittal of the resolution to the named senator for distribution. The practical effect is to publicly honor workers in the electric and communications utility sectors rather than to impose any new obligations on state government, utilities, or employers.
Sentiment
The sentiment around SR191 is uniformly positive and appreciative. The resolution passed by voice vote, indicating broad, noncontroversial support. The text frames lineworkers as essential public servants and first responders who perform hazardous work under difficult conditions, and the Senate’s action reflects a celebratory and commendatory tone rather than a policy debate.
Contention
There is no notable substantive contention reflected in the bill text, voting history, or available discussion. Because SR191 is a recognition resolution, it does not appear to have generated disagreement over policy, cost, or implementation. Any differences would likely be limited to the usual preference for which professions or groups receive formal legislative recognition, but no such dispute is evident in the record provided.