| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; establishing an annual observance for 1st Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. [10.501] 1ST MINNESOTA DAY. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) July 2 of each year is designated 1st Minnesota Day for the purpose of honoring the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7262 men of the 1st Minnesota Regiment who fought for the Union on July 2, 1863, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8responding to General Winfield S. Hancock's order to plug a gap in the Union line by |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9charging at the double-quick with fixed bayonets. In the few minutes of the charge, 215 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10men were killed. The charge allowed other units to reach and close the gap. The battle and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the sacrifice of these men was an important contribution in saving the Union. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation honoring this observance. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (c) Schools are encouraged to offer instruction on the role of the 1st Minnesota Regiment |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14during the Civil War, including but not limited to sharing the stories of those who fought |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15to save the Union for freedom and democracy against secession. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (d) On July 2 of each year, the commissioner of administration, in cooperation with the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17Minnesota Historical Society, must fly the Minnesota Historical Society's replica of the 1st |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18Minnesota Regimental flag on the North flag pole of the Minnesota State Capitol in place |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19of the POW/MIA flag. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 25-03993 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR SGS/MI |
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| 23 | 23 | | SENATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 25 | 25 | | S.F. No. 2763NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD) |
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| 27 | 27 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 28 | 28 | | Introduction and first reading03/20/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Referred to State and Local Government |
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