Charlie Kirk highway.
HB 4027 renames Arizona's Loop 202 highway as the "Charlie Kirk Highway" for official records and signage. The bill requires all state documents, records, and transportation department signage to include the new name after enactment, without replacing any existing designations. This is a ceremonial procedural bill with no policy or funding changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (03/03/2026)
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4 edits
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Mar 16, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was formally adopted as a House Engrossed version, changing the title from 'Introduced Version' to reflect its progression in the legislative process. The core policy change involves renaming the entire Loop 202 to the 'Charlie Kirk Loop 202' in official records and signage, while explicitly clarifying that the underlying segments (Red Mountain, Santan, and Congressman Ed Pastor Freeways) retain their original names.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on renaming a specific highway loop, but it now includes a specific legislative intent section clarifying that the rename applies to the entire loop while preserving the names of its constituent segments.
DEFINITION
Added a new Section 2 explicitly stating legislative intent to rename the entire Loop 202 while retaining the names of its underlying segments.
REQUIREMENT
Modified the statutory title and required signage text to reflect the new name 'Charlie Kirk Loop 202' instead of just 'Charlie Kirk highway'.
TECHNICAL
Removed the list of sponsoring representatives and senators from the bill header.
Updated the document header from 'Introduced Version' to 'House Engrossed Version' to indicate the bill has passed the House.
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
32–22
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 60
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic27
81% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Carbone
RRepublican
Co
Alex Kolodin
RRepublican
Co
Beverly Pingerelli
RRepublican
Co
Chris Lopez
RRepublican
Co
David Gowan
RRepublican
Co
David Livingston
RRepublican
Co
David Marshall
RRepublican
Co
James Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Janae Shamp
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Weninger
RRepublican
Co
John Gillette
RRepublican
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