Charlie Kirk Day

2025-2026 Bill 4609: Charlie Kirk Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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Sponsors: Reps. McCravy, Terribile, Burns, Beach, Edgerton, Chumley, Morgan, Gibson, Oremus, Taylor and White
Document Path: LC-0387SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Charlie Kirk Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 35
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 35
)

1/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
53-3-320
SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR AS "CHARLIE
KIRK DAY."

W
hereas, Charlie Kirk,
born on October 14, 1993, and tragically martyred by assassination on September
10, 2025, was the preeminent voice of a generation, inspiring millions of young
Americans to engage in civic discourse, champion conservative principles, and
reclaim the foundational values of faith, family, liberty, limited government,
and individual responsibility; and

W
hereas, as the founder
and chief executive officer of Turning Point USA, Mr. Kirk led a transformative
movement on college campuses and beyond, empowering students to defend free
markets, secure borders, and traditional family structures against ideological
overreach; and

W
hereas, Mr. Kirk stood
as a modern civil rights leader, fearlessly advocating for equal opportunity
under the law, color-blind meritocracy, and the protection of constitutional
rights for all citizens regardless of race, creed, or background in an era of
divisive identity politics; and

W
hereas, a vocal and
unapologetic Christian, Charlie Kirk embodied the Christian heritage that
undergirds American exceptionalism, publicly proclaiming his faith in Jesus
Christ as a guiding force in the pursuit of justice, moral clarity, and the
defense of the unborn; and

W
hereas, through
relentless persecution, cancellation attempts, smears, and ultimately his
assassination, Mr. Kirk became a martyr for truth and faith, enduring personal
and professional attacks with unwavering resolve to expose corruption,
challenge elite narratives, and uphold objective reality in the face of
censorship and cultural decay; and

W
hereas, as a tireless
free speech advocate, Mr. Kirk fought against suppression by technology
companies, university indoctrination, and governmental overreach, ensuring that
dissenting voices, especially those of the next generation, could flourish in
the public square, thereby preserving the First Amendment as the bedrock of a
free society. Now, therefore,

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 3, Title 53 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
53-3-320
. The fourteenth day of October of each year is designated as "Charlie
Kirk Day" in South Carolina.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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