House Tourism Committee re-refers bill to create 'Charlie Kirk Day' after disputed roll call

The House Tourism, Recreation, and Economic Development Committee voted 14–12 on Feb. 2, 2026 to report House Bill 1929 (printer’s number 2428) as committed, recommending that it be re-referred to the House State Government Committee.

Committee staff summarized the bill as establishing "Charlie Kirk Day" as an official state holiday each August. Chairwoman Daly called the bill up for consideration and paused the meeting for a five-minute break before calling the roll for a recommendation to re-refer.

Before the roll call, an Unidentified Representative (speaker 4) asked for a roll vote and objected to how the vote was being handled. The speaker said colleagues were using a "tactic" to avoid voting on the bill directly, alleging the majority was "doing is voting to punt to another committee without giving us any notice" and called the approach an "ambush tactic." No named member offered a substantive response in the transcript before the roll proceeded.

The roll call produced a 14–12 tally in favor of re-referral; committee staff stated the bill "will be reported as committed" and indicated it will proceed to the House State Government Committee for further consideration. The transcript does not record who moved or seconded the motion to re-refer, nor does it give a member-by-member roll-call list in the segmented record.

The committee adjourned after the vote. The re-referral means the proposed state holiday will receive additional review and any further action or hearings will be scheduled by the House State Government Committee.