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John Esp
MT Senate District 29
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 29 current
Montana |
Republican | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 29
Montana |
Republican | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 30
Montana |
Republican | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 61
Montana |
Republican | — | Dec 31, 2012 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,107 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 137
Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e96fbe9-ed12-4678-859c-190597c0b077 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e96fbe9-ed12-4678-859c-190597c0b077 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 117
Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b557a4d0-33b2-48a0-b40b-55fbe3289a82 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b557a4d0-33b2-48a0-b40b-55fbe3289a82 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 505
Allow Montana housing infrastructure revolving loan fund to retain its interest and income and…
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa45b9ab-0dc9-4b12-ad59-596f608b7f2c | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa45b9ab-0dc9-4b12-ad59-596f608b7f2c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 880
Establish a stabilization fund for medicaid
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4525a9f5-7b48-468a-b91c-f38ea34f2b55 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4525a9f5-7b48-468a-b91c-f38ea34f2b55 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 876
Sawmill revitalization act
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01251a6f-793b-46a5-bcf5-1a5a1243bb62 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01251a6f-793b-46a5-bcf5-1a5a1243bb62 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 9
Cultural and aesthetic grants
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7a5a4c13-7752-47d0-97ad-ac4a63a3d43e | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a5a4c13-7752-47d0-97ad-ac4a63a3d43e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5
Long-range building appropriations
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 762a331e-b96e-4cf5-acff-7a0646f9afd1 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/762a331e-b96e-4cf5-acff-7a0646f9afd1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 12
Montana historic preservation grants
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 874c9066-222a-44f4-a5f3-ea5c4f02d95c | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/874c9066-222a-44f4-a5f3-ea5c4f02d95c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 11
Providing grants and appropriations through the Montana coal endowment program
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 46255f60-8de1-45ea-a39c-9c409667b443 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/46255f60-8de1-45ea-a39c-9c409667b443 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 10
Long-range information technology appropriations
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll abddb781-9a55-4823-bafd-a2026fcd7c04 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/abddb781-9a55-4823-bafd-a2026fcd7c04 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 108
Resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 476308f1-df03-43fc-939e-3bd6f03f33d7 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/476308f1-df03-43fc-939e-3bd6f03f33d7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 512
Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0125d72-6575-488f-932d-8e1f9b84ca50 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0125d72-6575-488f-932d-8e1f9b84ca50 CC0-1.0 |
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HJ 36
Resolution in support of instruction in reading and writing in cursive
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ce2747ea-7dc7-444f-9e9e-47b7743fd63c | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce2747ea-7dc7-444f-9e9e-47b7743fd63c CC0-1.0 |
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HJ 31
Joint resolution honoring educational support professionals
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 13053aa6-fb04-4a37-9399-0e97d331cf98 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13053aa6-fb04-4a37-9399-0e97d331cf98 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 515
Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special…
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll caf4f698-4b30-43c3-9502-a947cba2920c | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/caf4f698-4b30-43c3-9502-a947cba2920c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 462
Encourage academic excellence through high-quality instructional materials
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be_concurred_in | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 341dcabb-b74f-4734-a2b5-a2de25f95b97 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/341dcabb-b74f-4734-a2b5-a2de25f95b97 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 361
Provide funding to school districts for English language learners
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f771d2f9-985a-4cf8-866f-bbdf00fe58b5 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f771d2f9-985a-4cf8-866f-bbdf00fe58b5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 866
Allow the term "emotional disability" to be used instead of "emotional disturbance" as it relates…
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be_concurred_in | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 583018d6-64f0-4a54-a717-e93929ca78de | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/583018d6-64f0-4a54-a717-e93929ca78de CC0-1.0 |
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HB 551
Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d44bd4cd-826c-4e94-b1e6-6786384f5864 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d44bd4cd-826c-4e94-b1e6-6786384f5864 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 340
Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d76aee90-693b-4f28-a765-6c12048cd9b2 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d76aee90-693b-4f28-a765-6c12048cd9b2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 339
Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 331dcb40-8158-4077-b9c1-2395c9ac4049 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/331dcb40-8158-4077-b9c1-2395c9ac4049 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 168
Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d413262e-2f30-40fd-9b08-60defd8b913e | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d413262e-2f30-40fd-9b08-60defd8b913e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 846
Revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c6dc14e2-e1db-407b-9927-5a55e240336c | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6dc14e2-e1db-407b-9927-5a55e240336c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 499
Extend the grow your own grant program
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f6468de-7c24-4616-90d6-231ca442cab4 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f6468de-7c24-4616-90d6-231ca442cab4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 869
Provide for the sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth sports
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7c070332-8606-46c6-a979-29131025bf66 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c070332-8606-46c6-a979-29131025bf66 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)
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SB 223
MT · —
Allow interest earned on workforce housing appropriations to be retained
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SB 435
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to mentally ill individuals
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SB 315
MT · —
Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup
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SB 29
MT · —
Allow electronic submission of bonds for state construction projects
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SB 429
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to determination and restoration of fitness in criminal proceedings
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SB 46
MT · —
Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks
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SB 430
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to civil commitment and emergency detention of mentally ill persons