Kansas Legislature overturns veto to pass free speech bill honoring Charlie Kirk

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 669

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — House and Senate Republicans overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto Thursday to preserve a bill they say will protect free speech in the name of slain activist Charlie Kirk.

Both chambers voted by a two-thirds majority to put House Bill 2333, or the Kansas Intellectual Rights and Knowledge Act, into law. The bill addresses free speech on college campuses and honors Kirk, a political activist killed by a gunman in September while speaking …

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