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HB0113 • 2026

Redesignations of State University and Florida College System Institution Roads

Redesignations of State University and Florida College System Institution Roads

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Steele ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plasencia
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows the bill passed both chambers but also lists a 'Last action: House - Died in Education Administration Subcommittee' with a date of March 13, 2026. This creates uncertainty about whether the final enrollment mentioned is accurate or if the subcommittee death occurred after that point.

Renaming Roads at Florida State Universities and Colleges

This bill requires specific roads at state universities and colleges in Florida to be renamed with the name 'Charlie James Kirk' within 90 days of the law taking effect.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires boards of trustees for state universities to rename listed campus roads or portions of roads to names including 'Charlie James Kirk'.
  • Requires boards of trustees for Florida College System institutions to rename listed campus roads or portions of roads to names including 'Charlie James Kirk'.
  • Lists specific current road names at each school that must be changed.
  • Sets a deadline of 90 days after the law becomes effective for schools to complete these name changes.
  • Withholds state funding from any university or college that fails to rename its assigned roads by the deadline.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Boards of trustees for Florida State University System universities
  • Boards of trustees for Florida College System institutions

Terms To Know

Redesignate
To give a new name or title to something.
Board of Trustees
The group of people who manage and make decisions for the university or college.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain why these specific roads were chosen for renaming.
  • The text does not describe how schools should handle existing signs or maps after the name change occurs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. 2025-10-14 House

    • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

  4. 2025-10-07 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Redesignations of State University and Florida College System Institution Roads; Requires state university & FCS institution boards of trustees to redesignate specified roads or portions of roads to certain names relating to Charlie James Kirk within specified time period; requires state funds to be withheld for any university & institution that fails to redesignate road or portion of roadway within such time period.

Current Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the redesignations of state 2
university and Florida College System institution 3
roads; requiring state university and Florida College 4
System institution boards of trustees to redesignate 5
specified roads or portions of roads to certain names 6
relating to Charlie James Kirk within a specified time 7
period; requiring state funds to be withheld for any 8
university or institution that fails to redesignate a 9
road or portion of a roadway within such time period; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. (1) Each state university board of trustees, 15
in exercising its authority delegated by the Board of Governors 16
of the State University System, shall redesignate the following 17
roadways or portions of roadways, as applicable: 18
(a) The University of South Florida board of trustees 19
shall redesignate USF Alumni Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 20
(b) The University of Central Florida board of trustees 21
shall redesignate Gemini Boulevard South as Charlie James Kirk 22
Boulevard. 23
(c) The Florida State University shall redesignate 24
Chieftain Way as Charlie James Kirk Road. 25

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(d) The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 26
shall redesignate West Osceola Street as Charlie James Kirk 27
Street. 28
(e) The Florida Atlantic University shall redesignate 29
University Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 30
(f) The Florida Gulf Coast University shall redesignate 31
FGCU Boulevard as Charlie James Kirk Boulevard. 32
(g) The Florida International University shall redesignate 33
Southwest 17th Street as Charlie James Kirk Street. 34
(h) The Florida Polytechnic University shall redesignate 35
Polytechnic Circle as Charlie James Kirk Circle. 36
(i) New College of Florida shall redesignate College Drive 37
as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 38
(j) The University of Florida shall redesignate Stadium 39
Road as Charlie James Kirk Road. 40
(k) The University of North Florida shall redesignate UNF 41
Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 42
(l) The University of West Florida shall redesignate 43
Campus Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 44
(2) Each Florida College System institution board of 45
trustees, in exercising its authority delegated by the State 46
Board of Education, shall redesignate the following roadways or 47
portions of roadways, as applicable: 48
(a) Broward College shall redesignate College Avenue as 49
Charlie James Kirk Avenue. 50

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(b) Chipola College shall redesignate College Street as 51
Charlie James Kirk Street. 52
(c) College of Central Florida shall redesignate Southwest 53
26th Street as Charlie James Kirk Street. 54
(d) Daytona State College shall redesignate Pinecrest 55
Avenue as Charlie James Kirk Avenue. 56
(e) Eastern Florida State College shall redesignate Titan 57
Boulevard as Charlie James Kirk Boulevard. 58
(f) Florida Gateway College shall redesignate Southeast 59
College Place as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 60
(g) The College of the Florida Keys shall redesignate 61
College Road as Charlie James Kirk Road. 62
(h) Florida SouthWestern State College shall redesignate 63
FSW Parkway as Charlie James Kirk Parkway. 64
(i) Florida State College at Jacksonville shall 65
redesignate Broad Street as Charlie James Kirk Street. 66
(j) Gulf Coast State College shall redesignate College 67
Street as Charlie James Kirk street. 68
(k) Hillsborough College shall redesignate West Tampa Bay 69
Boulevard from Air Cargo Road to North Dale Mabry as Charlie 70
James Kirk Drive. 71
(l) Indian River State College shall redesignate Cross 72
Campus Road as Charlie James Kirk Road. 73
(m) Lake-Sumter State College shall redesignate College 74
Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 75

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(n) Miami Dade College shall redesignate Northeast 1st 76
Avenue as Charlie James Kirk Avenue. 77
(o) North Florida College shall redesignate Mockingbird 78
Trail as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 79
(p) Northwest Florida State College shall redesignate 80
McCracken Way as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 81
(q) Palm Beach State College shall redesignate Ersey 82
Street as Charlie James Kirk Street. 83
(r) Pasco-Hernando State College shall redesignate Mrs. 84
Prameela Musunuru Health And Wellness Trail as Charlie James 85
Kirk Trail. 86
(s) Pensacola State College shall redesignate College 87
Boulevard as Charlie James Kirk Boulevard. 88
(t) Polk State College shall redesignate PSC Access Road 89
as Charlie James Kirk Road. 90
(u) St. Johns River State College shall redesignate Peoria 91
Cemetery Road as Charlie James Kirk Road. 92
(v) St. Petersburg College shall redesignate 5th Avenue 93
North as Charlie James Kirk Avenue. 94
(w) Sante Fe College shall redesignate Northwest 83rd 95
Street as Charlie James Kirk Street. 96
(x) Seminole State College of Florida shall redesignate 97
College Drive as Charlie James Kirk Street. 98
(y) South Florida State College shall redesignate College 99
Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 100

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(z) State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota shall 101
redesignate 57th Avenue West as Charlie James Kirk Avenue. 102
(aa) Tallahassee State College shall redesignate Progress 103
Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 104
(bb) Valencia College shall redesignate Valencia College 105
Drive as Charlie James Kirk Drive. 106
(3) State funds shall be withheld from any state 107
university or Florida College System institution whose board of 108
trustees fails to redesignate the roadway or portion of a 109
roadway listed in subsections (1) and (2), respectively, within 110
90 days after the effective date of this act. 111
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 112