Summary#
SR-5 is a Kentucky Senate resolution honoring Senator Jimmy Higdon as he retires from the Senate. It does not create or amend a statute; its stated goal is to recognize his service to Kentucky.
- The Senate formally honors Higdon’s service to the General Assembly and the Commonwealth.
- The Senate directs that, when it adjourns that day, it do so in his honor.
- The Senate Clerk must send a copy of the resolution to Senator Robert Stivers for delivery to Higdon.
What it means for you#
- Kentucky residents: The resolution does not change your rights, duties, taxes, services, or benefits.
- Senator Higdon and the Senate Clerk: Higdon is formally honored, and the Clerk must transmit a copy as directed.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The resolution does not state an appropriation, fee, or other payment.
- That does not establish that carrying out the direction to send a copy has no cost.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not give a cost estimate for preparing or sending the copy.
- Its statements about Higdon’s service are part of the resolution’s rationale; the supplied material does not independently verify them.
- No ongoing program or process is created, so the resolution does not set out further rules or timelines.
Case for#
- A possible argument for the resolution is that it gives formal public recognition to a senator’s service as he leaves office.
- The resolution cites his work on transportation, public pensions, military families, and mentoring new senators as reasons for the honor.
- Sending him a copy makes the Senate’s recognition direct.
Case against#
- One concern is that the resolution is symbolic: it does not change policy or provide a practical benefit to residents.
- The resolution does not give evidence or measures for its positive claims about Higdon’s record, so readers cannot assess those claims from this text alone.