Charlie Kirk highway.

Plain English Breakdown

Although the metadata stated 'Passed Legislature,' the official fact sheet and text confirm the Governor vetoed the bill on March 27, 2026.

HB4027: Renaming Loop 202 to Charlie Kirk Loop 202 (Vetoed)

This bill proposed designating Arizona's Loop 202 as the 'Charlie Kirk Loop 202' on official records and signs, but it was vetoed by the Governor.

What This Bill Does

• Proposed to designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Loop 202 regardless of standard naming rules.
• Required all state documents about Loop 202 to include the new name.
• Directed the Arizona Department of Transportation to place signs with the new name along the freeway.
• Stated that this change would not replace existing names for specific segments like Red Mountain or SanTan Freeway.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation
• Drivers and travelers using Loop 202 in Phoenix

Terms To Know

Loop 202

An eight-lane freeway in the southwest part of the Phoenix area that connects to Interstate 10.

ASBGHN

The Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historical Names, which usually decides names for roads and places.

Limits and Unknowns

• The Governor vetoed the bill because it bypasses the standard naming process.
• Because of the veto, the effective date is not applicable as written in this version.

Official Summary Text

HB4027 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

REVISED

VETOED

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1010/H.B. 4027

Charlie Kirk
highway

(
NOW:
Charlie Kirk Loop 202
)

Purpose

����������� Designates
Loop 202 as the
Charlie Kirk

Loop 202

and requires the designation to be included on official records, documentation
and signage.

Background

����������� The Arizona State Board on Geographic and
Historical Names (ASBGHN) is responsible for: 1) determining the most
appropriate names for geographic features and places of historical significance
in Arizona; and 2) establishing or designating a highway or area as a parkway,
historic road or scenic road that is of geographic or historical significance
in Arizona (
A.R.S.
� 41-835.03
).

����������� Also
known as the Red Mountain, SanTan, Congressman Ed Pastor or South Mountain
Freeway, the Loop 202 is an eight-lane freeway located in the southwest portion
of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area that stretches 22 miles connecting with the Interstate
10 on each end (
ADOT
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

States
that, notwithstanding the statutory requirements of ASBGHN, Loop 202 is
designated and also known as the
Charlie Kirk

Loop 202
.

2.

Updates
all official acts, state records, documents and papers relating to Loop 202 to
include the
Charlie Kirk Loop 202
designation.

3.

Directs
the Arizona Department of Transportation to erect a reasonable amount of
signage throughout Loop 202 that includes the new designation.

4.

Specifies
that the
Charlie Kirk Loop 202
designation is not intended to supersede
any current designation assigned to Loop 202 by ASBGHN.

5.

Contains
a statement of legislative intent.

6.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by
Committee of the Whole

1.

Renames the Loop 202 as the
Charlie Kirk Loop 202
, rather than
the
Charlie Kirk Highway
.

2.

Adds a statement of legislative intent.

3.

Makes conforming changes.

Revisions

1.

Corrects the background to include the Red Mountain, SanTan and
Congressman Ed Pastor designations for the Loop 202.

2.

Makes technical changes.

Governor's Veto Message

����������� The Governor
indicates in her
veto message

that she will continue working towards solutions that bring people together but
H.B. 4027 falls short of that standard by inserting politics into a nonpartisan
government function and that any highway renaming must follow the current
process through ASBGHN and may not be circumvented by the Legislature.

Senate Action
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House
Action

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on
reconsideration

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1010 was substituted for H.B. 4027 on

3
rd
Read)

Vetoed by the Governor 3/27/26

Prepared by
Senate Research

July 15, 2026

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Current Bill Text

HB4027 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

Charlie
Kirk highway.

(now:� Charlie Kirk
Loop 202)

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 4027

AN
ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 4.1, article
3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-837.02; relating to historic
names.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 4.1, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-837.02, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-837.02.

Charlie Kirk loop 202

A. NOTWITHSTANDING this article, the
Loop 202 is designated and shall also be known as the "charlie kirk
Loop 202".

B. All official acts, state records,
documents and papers relating to the loop 202 after the effective date of this
section shall include the designation "Charlie Kirk
Loop
202".

C. The department of transportation
shall erect a reasonable amount of signage throughout loop 202 that includes
the new DESIGNATION.

D. This section is not intended to
supersede any current designation ASSIGNED to the loop 202 by the board.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Legislative intent

The legislature intends:

1. To rename the entire
Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Loop 202.

2. That the underlying
segments of the Charlie Kirk Loop 202 would retain their names and designations
and those underlying segments are the Red Mountain Freeway, the Santan Freeway
and the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway.