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Oklahoma GOP Files Bills to Require Charlie Kirk Memorials on Public University Campuses

The package dictates statue designs, funding sources, penalties, with consideration set for the session that begins in February.

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Overview

  • State Sen. Shane Jett filed SB 1187 to mandate a "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza" at every Oklahoma public university in a highly visible location.
  • The bill specifies statue options—Kirk at a table with an empty seat or Kirk with his wife holding their children—plus signage describing him as a Christian, free-speech advocate and "martyr for truth and faith."
  • Universities could finance the plazas through donations, including from the National Endowment for the Arts, with potential legislative matching of private gifts.
  • SB 1187 sets penalties for defacement that could include terminating enrollment or employment, and includes an emergency clause intended to make the law take effect immediately if enacted.
  • Jett also filed SB 1188 to designate Oct. 14 as "Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day" and SCR 13 to recognize Kirk as a martyr, while Sen. Ally Seifried filed a separate honoring resolution, with all measures slated for review when lawmakers return in February.