Purpose

• The bill proposes to spend money from the arts and cultural heritage fund to create a statue of Charlie Kirk to be placed at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. It describes the subject as someone who “was assassinated in Utah on September 10, 2025.” The goal is to commemorate his life.

Main Provisions

• Section 1: Appropriation of $25,000 (in fiscal year 2027) from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
• Recipient: Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
• Purpose: To design and construct a statue of Charlie Kirk to be placed on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus.
• The funding is an appropriation specifically for this statue project.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund for a statue project.
• Does not appear to modify existing statutes beyond establishing this funding for the statue.

Process and Timing

• The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance for consideration.

Notes on Context (for clarity)

• The bill uses terms such as “arts and cultural heritage fund,” “Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota,” “statue,” “Twin Cities campus,” and “fiscal year 2027.”

Relevant Terms - arts and cultural heritage fund - appropriation - Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota - statue - Charlie Kirk - Twin Cities campus - fiscal year 2027 - design and construction - Committee on Legacy Finance - University of Minnesota