HB 1929 — An Act providing for the annual recognition and observance of "Charlie Kirk Day" in Pennsylvania.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-08
Latest action: — Re-referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, April 14, 2026
Sponsors
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — sponsor · 2025-10-08
- Josh Bashline (R, PA-63) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Mindy Fee (R, PA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Bud Cook (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Ann Flood (R, PA-138) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Bryan Cutler (R, PA-100) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Doyle Heffley (R, PA-122) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-10-08
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Oct. 8, 2025
- · house — Reported with request to re-refer to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 2, 2026
- · house — Re-referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 2, 2026
- · house — Reported with request to re-refer to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, April 14, 2026
- · house — Re-referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, April 14, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2428 · 2,647 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2428
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1929
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, BASHLINE, BERNSTINE, GREINER, STAATS,
FEE, M. MACKENZIE, COOK, SMITH, ZIMMERMAN, FLOOD, KAUFFMAN,
SCHEUREN, CUTLER, BANTA, HEFFLEY, ROWE AND GILLEN,
OCTOBER 7, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, OCTOBER 8, 2025
AN ACT
1 Providing for the annual recognition and observance of "Charlie
2 Kirk Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Legislative findings.
6 The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
7 (1) Charles James Kirk, born October 14, 1993, in
8 Arlington Heights, Illinois, was a notable political activist
9 and media personality.
10 (2) At the age of 18, Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA
11 in 2012, an American nonprofit organization that advocates
12 for conservative politics on high school, college and
13 university campuses.
14 (3) Kirk advocated for civil political debate and the
15 right to free speech, focusing on conversation among students
16 in colleges and universities.
1 (4) On September 10, 2025, Kirk was assassinated during
2 a scheduled campus speaking event.
3 (5) In recognition of his work and contributions to
4 America's political dialogue, the President of the United
5 States announced that Kirk would posthumously be awarded the
6 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
7 (6) It would be a continuation of Pennsylvania's history
8 of defending the freedom of speech to honor Kirk's work
9 through continued education and advocacy about the benefits
10 of free and open debate.
11 Section 2. Designation.
12 October 14 of each year shall be designated as "Charlie Kirk
13 Day" in this Commonwealth.
14 Section 3. Construction.
15 Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring an
16 employer to treat "Charlie Kirk Day" as a legal or official
17 holiday or to provide paid leave to an employee on "Charlie Kirk
18 Day" solely by virtue of the date being designated under this
19 act.
20 Section 4. Effective date.
21 This act shall take effect immediately.
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Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Intergovernmental Affairs And Operations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation And Economic Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ann Flood (R, state_lower PA-138) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bryan Cutler (R, state_lower PA-100) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bud Cook (R, state_lower PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Doyle Heffley (R, state_lower PA-122) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Josh Bashline (R, state_lower PA-63) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Mindy Fee (R, state_lower PA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Intergovernmental Affairs And Operations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House State Government Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation And Economic Development Committee · pa-leg