HB 125 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance

HB 125 designates October 14 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" in Florida. The bill creates a statutory designation requiring the Governor to issue an annual proclamation for this date, honoring Charlie Kirk's work with Turning Point USA and his advocacy for free speech and civic engagement. This is a purely commemorative measure with no funding, regulatory changes, or direct impact on citizens or institutions. It does not alter existing laws or create new obligations. The designation takes effect July 1, 2026.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 125 Filed → H 125 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted with adjusted spacing and indentation throughout. The most substantive change is replacing 'House of Representatives' with 'Legislature of the State of Florida' in the enacting clause, which indicates the bill now requires passage by both legislative chambers rather than just the House. A coding note was also added to clarify how changes are marked in the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from being a House-only measure to requiring full legislative passage by both chambers of the Florida Legislature.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the enacting clause from 'House of Representatives' to 'Legislature of the State of Florida', requiring approval by both House and Senate

TECHNICAL

Added a coding note explaining that stricken words are deletions and underlined words are additions

Adjusted spacing and indentation throughout the document for formatting consistency

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

83–31

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 118

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic34

1 Yea 31 Nay 2

91% Nay

R Republican84

82 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 82, NAYS 31

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

Amendment 950103 ruled out of order

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Oct 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 39 co-sponsors