The Charlie Kirk Day bill sparks a heated discussion in a House committee.

(The Center Square) — A bill that would have made September 10th in Tennessee Charlie Kirk Day was shelved by Tennessee lawmakers.

On September 10, Kirk was assassinated while giving a speech at Utah Valley University."He is someone I think, is a light, not just for young individuals but for all of us in public life," stated Gino Bulso, a Republican from Brentwood who sponsored the bill.Democrats opposed the bill, and following the vote, a demonstrator was heckled and hauled out of the committee room.Bulso was admonished by R-Nashville Representative Vincent Dixie that he ought to feel embarrassed for introducing the bill."Many of the laws that we have discussed here do nothing to improve people's lives, do nothing to put more food on the table, do nothing to help the unhoused, do nothing to help them receive health care," Dixie added. "This is shameful and it is almost inexplicable." "But we are putting these bills here to create a divisive society when we need to be uniting."Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Dixie both called Kirk a "racist" in their opposition to the bill.

The law, according to Jones, is "theological malpractice" and "a shame at the highest level of our state government."Jones remarked, "It is tragic that Charlie Kirk was killed." "I am going to keep fighting against gun violence against everyone. However, since his life went against all that our state and faith ought to stand for, we cannot attempt to portray him as a Christian martyr.Bulso spoke up for Kirk, claiming that he was a person who did not denigrate others in public.Bulso added, "And although you may disagree with certain of his political ideas." "That is not unique, because I obviously disagree with everything Charlie Kirk said... but there is no denying the fact that this was a once-in-a-generation conservative luminary who had a profound impact on our country and upon the world, and he is someone who certainly deserves a place of honor in our history."The House State and Local Government Committee will consider the bill after it was approved 7-3. The bill is in the State and Local Government Committee of the Senate, where it is being sponsored by Sen. Joey Hensley, a Republican from Hohenwald.