Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ17: Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of resident hunter satisfaction with nonresident hunting pressure in the state and legislative alternatives for resolving unsatisfactory results; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature in the form of introduced bills aimed at improving resident hunter satisfaction with nonresident hunting pressure.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA REQUESTING AN INTERIM STUDY OF RESIDENT HUNTER SATISFACTION WITH NONRESIDENT HUNTING PRESSURE IN THE STATE AND LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATIVES FOR RESOLVING UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS; AND REQUIRING THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE STUDY BE REPORTED TO THE 70TH LEGISLATURE IN THE FORM OF INTRODUCED BILLS AIMED AT IMPROVING RESIDENT HUNTER SATISFACTION WITH NONRESIDENT HUNTING PRESSURE. WHEREAS, the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks reported an increase in nonresident base hunting license sales from 58,254 in 2019 to 85,228 in 2023; and WHEREAS, annual nonresident deer and elk license allocation has increased to greater than 60,000, while many resident hunters believed they were capped at 17,000; and WHEREAS, public hunting access in many areas has declined, including a 17% overall decrease in block management acreage available for hunting access from 2010 to 2021; and WHEREAS, the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks reported that hunting pressure in the state results from more hunters hunting for longer periods of time in smaller areas; and WHEREAS, hunting pressure from residents is also increasing as the state population increases; and WHEREAS, Article IX, section 7, of the Montana Constitution provides that the harvesting of wild game animals is a heritage that must forever be preserved to the individual citizens of …
Sponsors
- Novak, Sara (D, 36) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- ReconsAction -Novak (April 2, 2025): 25 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Do Pass (April 1, 2025): 25 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 31, 2025): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish, Interim Study Resolutions
Common questions
- What is SJ17?
- SJ17 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction.
- What does SJ17 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana requesting an interim study of resident hunter satisfaction with nonresident hunting pressure in the state and legislative alternatives for resolving unsatisfactory results; and requiring that the final results of the study be reported to the 70th legislature in the form of introduced bills aimed at improving resident hunter satisfaction with nonresident hunting pressure.
- What is the status of SJ17?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ17?
- Novak, Sara (D, 36).
- Where is the official record for SJ17?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4221
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