Text of MT HJ 10 (2025)

69th Legislature 2025 HJ 10.1 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HJ 10 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10 2 INTRODUCED BY K. SEEKINS-CROWE, L. SCHUBERT, S. KELLY, K. LOVE, G. OVERSTREET, T. SHARP, 3 E. BYRNE, R. GREGG, L. BENNETT, C. SCHOMER, C. COCHRAN, M. THIEL, C. HINKLE, R. MARSHALL, 4 N. NICOL, C. SPRUNGER, S. FITZPATRICK, J. SCHILLINGER, G. OBLANDER, J. ETCHART, F. NAVE, P. 5 FIELDER, G. PARRY, Z. WIRTH, J. HINKLE, V. MOORE 6 7 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF 8 MONTANA DECLARING THAT BIOLOGICAL BOYS AND MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY 9 GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S SPORTS AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS THE 10 PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT OF 2025. 11 12 WHEREAS, in 1972, the United States Congress enacted Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the 13 purpose of prohibiting discrimination based upon sex in any school or any other education program that 14 receives funding from the federal government; and 15 WHEREAS, Title IX gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational 16 institutions that receive federal funds from elementary schools to colleges and universities; and 17 WHEREAS, Title IX has made a lasting and significant impact on the lives of girls and women by 18 increasing the participation of girls and women in athletics; and 19 WHEREAS, Title IX has led to a significant increase in the number of girls participating in athletics at 20 the high school level, from less than 300,000 in 1972 to 3.5 million in 2021, while the number of women 21 participating in collegiate athletics has risen from 29,997 in 1972 to 215,486 in 2021; and 22 WHEREAS, girls and women who participate in sports are more likely to get better grades in schools 23 and are more likely to graduate than girls who do not play sports; and 24 WHEREAS, girls and women who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and 25 improved physical and mental health; and 26 WHEREAS, girls and women who play sports develop lifelong skills, such as organization and time 27 management skills; and 28 WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports is unfair and 69th Legislature 2025 HJ 10.1 - 2 - Authorized Print Version – HJ 10 1 discriminatory because it prevents girls and women from playing sports; and 2 WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports prevents girls 3 and women from experiencing the benefits of sports; and 4 WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports places girls' 5 and women’s safety and opportunities at risk; and 6 WHEREAS, to ensure biological boys and men are not playing girls' and women’s sports, the United 7 States Congress is considering the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025. 8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 THE STATE OF MONTANA: 11 (1) That the 69th Legislature of the State of Montana believes biological boys and men should not 12 be allowed to play girls' and women's sports. 13 (2) That the United States Congress be urged to pass, and the President of the United States be 14 urged to sign into law, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025. 15 (3) That the Secretary of State send a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, 16 the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and to 17 each member of the Montana Congressional Delegation. 18 - END -

69th Legislature 2025 HJ 10 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HJ 10 ENROLLED BILL A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DECLARING THAT BIOLOGICAL BOYS AND MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S SPORTS AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT OF 2025. WHEREAS, in 1972, the United States Congress enacted Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the purpose of prohibiting discrimination based upon sex in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government; and WHEREAS, Title IX gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational institutions that receive federal funds from elementary schools to colleges and universities; and WHEREAS, Title IX has made a lasting and significant impact on the lives of girls and women by increasing the participation of girls and women in athletics; and WHEREAS, Title IX has led to a significant increase in the number of girls participating in athletics at the high school level, from less than 300,000 in 1972 to 3.5 million in 2021, while the number of women participating in collegiate athletics has risen from 29,997 in 1972 to 215,486 in 2021; and WHEREAS, girls and women who participate in sports are more likely to get better grades in schools and are more likely to graduate than girls who do not play sports; and WHEREAS, girls and women who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and improved physical and mental health; and WHEREAS, girls and women who play sports develop lifelong skills, such as organization and time management skills; and WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports is unfair and discriminatory because it prevents girls and women from playing sports; and 69th Legislature 2025 HJ 10 - 2 - Authorized Print Version – HJ 10 ENROLLED BILL WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports prevents girls and women from experiencing the benefits of sports; and WHEREAS, allowing biological boys and men to participate in girls' and women’s sports places girls' and women’s safety and opportunities at risk; and WHEREAS, to ensure biological boys and men are not playing girls' and women’s sports, the United States Congress is considering the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: (1) That the 69th Legislature of the State of Montana believes biological boys and men should not be allowed to play girls' and women's sports. (2) That the United States Congress be urged to pass, and the President of the United States be urged to sign into law, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025. (3) That the Secretary of State send a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and to each member of the Montana Congressional Delegation. - END - I hereby certify that the within bill, HJ 10, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. ___________________________________________ President of the Senate Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10 INTRODUCED BY K. SEEKINS-CROWE, L. BENNETT, E. BYRNE, C. COCHRAN, J. ETCHART, P. FIELDER, S. FITZPATRICK, R. GREGG, C. HINKLE, J. HINKLE, S. KELLY, K. LOVE, R. MARSHALL, V. MOORE, F. NAVE, N. NICOL, G. OBLANDER, G. OVERSTREET, G. PARRY, J. SCHILLINGER, C. SCHOMER, L. SCHUBERT, T. SHARP, C. SPRUNGER, M. THIEL, Z. WIRTH, B. LER A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA DECLARING THAT BIOLOGICAL BOYS AND MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S SPORTS AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT OF 2025.