New Hampshire Lawmakers Pass The “CHARLIE Act” Named After Charlie Kirk, Here’s What It Will Do

The loss of Charlie Kirk still doesn’t feel real.

Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire are attempting to keep Kirk’s legacy alive with their latest bill.

House Republicans in New Hampshire have passed the CHARLIE Act, named after the late Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year.

The new bill aims to stop the indoctrination of children in public schools.

Sea Coast Online reported a more in-depth report on what the bill will do:

New Hampshire House Republicans are moving forward with a new attempt to regulate teaching on race, history, and LGTBQ+ issues in public schools. On Feb. 19, the chamber passed a bill that would ban certain types of instruction and punish teachers who carried it out.
Known as the CHARLIE Act and named after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, House Bill 1792 would prohibit schools from engaging in “indoctrination” of “critical theories or related practices that promote division, dialectical world-views, critical consciousness or anti-constitutional indoctrination.”

The bill’s title, the Countering Hate And Revolutionary Leftist Indoctrination in Education Act,” forms the acronym “CHARLIE.”

Kirk, who was assassinated in September, was a national figure who often spoke out against the perception that public schools are indoctrinating students and teaching “critical race theory,” a college-level approach to examining the American legal system through the lens of systemic oppression. And speaking on the House floor, Republicans claimed that indoctrination is currently occurring in New Hampshire schools and should be stopped.

“Right now, in schools that you and I fund with our tax dollars, children are being subjected to critical race theory and radical gender ideology, not as mere topics of discussion, but as doctrine, as gospel, as the very price of admission to participation in public education,” said Rep. Jason Osborne, the House majority leader and an Auburn Republican.

Watch Rep. Jason Osborne defend the bill:

WATCH: @Osborne4NH in support of New Hampshire's CHARLIE Act – Countering Hate and Revolutionary Ideology in Education pic.twitter.com/71HYhvkyGb

— Committee to Elect House Republicans (@CTEHR) February 19, 2026

In Arizona, lawmakers are planning to honor Kirk in a different way.

KJZZ had the scoop on the lawmaker’s plans to honor Kirk:

Republican state senators found not just one but two ways Wednesday to honor Charlie Kirk.

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And one is crafted help raise money for Turning Point USA, the organization he founded.

On a party-line vote, the Senate approved SB 1010 to rename the entire 78-mile Loop 202 around the Phoenix metro area as the “Charlie Kirk Loop 202.”

The proposal comes from Senate President Warren Petersen who said that it will ensure that “Arizonans are regularly reminded of the tremendous legacy of this champion of free speech who was assassinated for his stand.”

Moments later, on the same 16-12 margin, the Senate gave its blessing to SB 1439. It authorizes the state Department of Transportation to create a special license plate that Arizonans could purchase which would serve as a memorial to Kirk.

Both measures now go to the House. And, if approved there, both would require the signature of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

She declined through a spokeswoman to comment about her intent.

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