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A Florida lawmaker has proposed a bill to rename a portion of a state road after the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The bill, filed by State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, would designate a part of S.R. 985 in Miami-Dade County as "Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue."
Porras stated he had a personal connection to Kirk, having helped him create a Turning Point USA chapter in college.
In the first bill of its kind for Florida's 2026 legislative session , a Republican lawmaker is proposing to rename a portion of a state road after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, R-Miami, filed his measure ( HB 33 ) on Sept. 23.
If approved, a "portion of S.R. 985/S.W. 107th Avenue between S.W. 24th Street and S.R. 90/S.W. 8th Street in Mia