SB0174 • 2026

Transportation Facility Designations/Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 33 -SJ 548
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the exact cost or implementation timeline beyond the effective date.

Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue Designation

This bill designates a portion of S.R. 985/S.W. 107th Avenue in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and requires the Department of Transportation to put up signs.

What This Bill Does

Designates part of S.R. 985/S.W. 107th Avenue between S.W. 24th Street and S.R. 90/S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue.
Requires the Department of Transportation to put up signs showing this new name.

Who It Names or Affects

People who use S.R. 985/S.W. 107th Avenue in Miami-Dade County
The Department of Transportation

Terms To Know

Transportation Facility Designations: Naming and marking roads or other transportation areas.
Department of Transportation: A government agency that manages the state's roadways, bridges, and public transit systems.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much it will cost to put up signs.
It only applies to one specific stretch of road in Miami-Dade County.

Bill History

2026-03-04 Senate
• Read 2nd time -SJ 548 • Substituted CS/HB 33 -SJ 548 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 33 -SJ 548
2026-03-02 Senate
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
2026-02-24 Senate
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-19 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18 Senate
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 • Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-13 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-12 Senate
• Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2026-01-05 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-11-03 Senate
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
2025-10-14 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Transportation Facility Designations/Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 174

By
Senator Rodriguez

40-00403-26 2026174__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to transportation facility
3 designations; providing an honorary designation of a
4 certain transportation facility in a specified county;
5 directing the Department of Transportation to erect
6 suitable markers; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1.
Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.—

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(1) That portion of S.R. 985/S.W. 107th Avenue between S.W.

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24th Street and S.R. 90/S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is

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designated as “Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue.”

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(2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue as

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described in subsection (1).

18 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.