Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill named after conservative activist Charlie Kirk that would allow teachers in public classrooms to discuss the “positive impacts of religion on American history.”

The Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act passed in the Ohio House 62-27, reflecting a party-line vote.

According to the Statehouse News Bureau, the bill would not enact new regulations or mandates. Instead, it would affirm that the “teaching of the historical, positive impact of religion on American history is consistent with the First Amendment.”

Educators would be able to discuss the specific religious influences on American history.

“Accurate historical instruction regarding verifiable, historical impacts of religion on American history is factual and is not proselytization or a violation of the First Amendment,” language in the bill reads.

The bill was passed months after Kirk was assassinated during the first stop of his America Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University.

“Charlie was a committed Christian, whose life and work will serve as a testament to the power of conservative ideals combined with a legacy of faith for generations to come,” State Rep. Gary Click, a Republican and the bill’s sponsor, said in a news release.

The legislation applies to public schools, including school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools, as well as state institutions of higher education.

Opponents, however, argue that the bill is not needed.

“Politicians leaning on schools and universities to teach their version of Christianity and religion is an idea rejected centuries ago, and for good reasons,” said ACLU of Ohio Legislative Director Gary Daniels.

House Bill 486 now heads to the Ohio Senate for consideration.