A Senate committee Tuesday approved creating an annual “day of remembrance” in Florida for slain conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk.

The Republican-controlled Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 5-2 along party lines to approve the bill (SB 194), which would designate Oct. 14, Kirk’s birthday, as “Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance.”

It also would authorize the governor to issue a proclamation on the day.

Democrats brought up a number of Kirk’s comments about guns, race and women, but bill sponsor Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, said the comments were taken out of context.

“You can make anybody, like you're trying to do with Charlie, sound like they're a bad person,” Martin said. “He's not a bad person. And for everybody who has seen that full in

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