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69th Legislature 2025 SJ 7
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ENROLLED BILL
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA URGING UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR COLLEGIATE SHOOTING SPORTS IN THE
MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, Montana has a long and honorable tradition of appropriate and constitutionally recognized
firearms use; and
WHEREAS, firearms and shooting are a common ingredient of contemporary life in Montana; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports are acceptable competitive activities throughout the world and in the
Olympics; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports are not recognized in the Montana University System as intermural, club,
or intercollegiate sports; and
WHEREAS, Montana produces an unusual number of excellent competitive shooters who accept
shooting scholarships at out-of-state colleges and universities because no shooting sports programs or
scholarships are available in the Montana University System; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports in Montana currently enjoy a safety record that cannot be matched by
most other organized sports; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports include a variety of activities, such as trap, skeet, sporting clays,
smallbore, air rifle, air pistol, biathlon, pentathlon, practical pistol, precision rifle, and archery; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports are an area of competition in which the units of the Montana University
System can compete on equal footing with other institutions of higher education; and
WHEREAS, studies demonstrate that students involved in shooting competition also excel
academically; and
WHEREAS, shooting sports are an area of competition that promotes excellence and meaningful
participation, regardless of size, experience, sex, race, or even some physical disadvantages.
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69th Legislature 2025 SJ 7
- 2 - Authorized Print Version – SJ 7
ENROLLED BILL
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA:
(1) That the Montana Legislature encourages the Board of Regents and the units of the Montana
University System to adopt and facilitate shooting sports competitions as collegiate sports.
(2) That the Montana Legislature encourages the units of the Montana University System to utilize
university resources and to also partner with nonuniversity personnel and entities to facilitate shooting sports
competitions as collegiate sports.
(3) That the Montana Legislature encourages the units of the Montana University System to
develop endowments and offer scholarships for enrolled students competing in shooting sports.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State send a copy of this resolution to each
member of the Board of Regents and to the leaders of all public colleges and universities in Montana.
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I hereby certify that the within bill,
SJ 7, originated in the Senate.
___________________________________________
Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
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Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7
INTRODUCED BY J. FULLER, E. ALBUS, K. BOGNER, E. BYRNE, L. DEMING, N. DURAM, P. FIELDER, C.
HINKLE, J. HINKLE, B. LER, D. LOGE, S. MANESS, T. MANZELLA, R. MARSHALL, M. NIKOLAKAKOS, G.
NIKOLAKAKOS, G. OBLANDER, G. PARRY, E. TILLEMANN
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA URGING UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR COLLEGIATE SHOOTING SPORTS IN THE
MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.