SJ 7 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Joint resolution to support shooting competition as a collegiate sport

Senate Joint Resolution 7 is a non-binding resolution urging Montana's universities to support shooting sports as collegiate activities. It encourages the Montana University System to adopt shooting sports (such as trap, skeet, rifle, and pistol competitions) as intercollegiate sports, use university resources to facilitate these programs, and develop scholarships for student competitors. The resolution highlights Montana's tradition of firearm use and notes that current lack of such programs causes students to seek opportunities elsewhere. It does not create new laws or funding but serves as a policy recommendation to university leaders.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

SJ0007_1(13).pdf SJ0007_X.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a single-column layout to a two-column layout, and the header was updated to indicate the document is an 'Enrolled Bill' (final version). The substantive policy language regarding the encouragement of collegiate shooting sports, scholarships, and partnerships remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The text layout was changed from single-column to two-column to fit the final enrolled bill format.

The header was updated to label the document as an 'Enrolled Bill' and included certification lines for the Secretary of the Senate, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Feb 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-10-1)
house
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Education
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Education
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of John Fuller
John Fuller
RRepublican
MT
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