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Sherry Essmann

MT House District 49

Republican Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Economy & Taxes 6Government Operations & Budget 4Agriculture 1Environment & Energy 1Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
MT House District 49 current
Montana
 Republican Jan 6, 2025 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 49
Montana
 Republican Jun 11, 2021 Jan 5, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 52
Montana
 Republican Jun 11, 2021 Jan 6, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,070 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HB 278
Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll fee123b5-5175-4fa0-90e9-96b7a8b851a9 Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fee123b5-5175-4fa0-90e9-96b7a8b851a9 CC0-1.0
HB 273
Provide for limitations on collection of medical debt
 Do Pass Nay lower · stage not recorded · roll b58eb855-108d-4bbd-8a44-02558ab2eef3 Feb 11, 2025 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b58eb855-108d-4bbd-8a44-02558ab2eef3 CC0-1.0
HB 271
Provide that there is a limited executive privilege to the public records act
 Do Pass Nay lower · stage not recorded · roll 6561fdee-2556-40aa-b727-c0560afe6fad Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6561fdee-2556-40aa-b727-c0560afe6fad CC0-1.0
HB 244
Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ac0a53ce-dcf1-4667-96fe-89a9db955455 Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac0a53ce-dcf1-4667-96fe-89a9db955455 CC0-1.0
HB 238
Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 19af5a34-1f0f-4d34-8a8b-5215c8fde5b9 Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19af5a34-1f0f-4d34-8a8b-5215c8fde5b9 CC0-1.0
HB 214
Provide for prosecution of state crimes for persons subject to federal immigration detention
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 4d91a98c-4c96-4dcb-aa61-c67223ef9adc Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d91a98c-4c96-4dcb-aa61-c67223ef9adc CC0-1.0
HB 337
Revise income tax laws to lower income taxes
 to_table Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll cd5f8800-5140-4ecf-b6a8-7f84c3319574 Feb 11, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd5f8800-5140-4ecf-b6a8-7f84c3319574 CC0-1.0
HB 308
Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 0cd2d193-273a-48cd-b930-7a95d8093f39 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cd2d193-273a-48cd-b930-7a95d8093f39 CC0-1.0
HB 299
Define public purpose of easements on state lands
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 44da714f-250b-4176-a1e3-182c66fc668e Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44da714f-250b-4176-a1e3-182c66fc668e CC0-1.0
HB 260
Revise teacher stipends for national board certification
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 45f0b438-59a1-44f8-8455-f9c055af85d3 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45f0b438-59a1-44f8-8455-f9c055af85d3 CC0-1.0
HB 255
Revise online data privacy laws for K-12 pupil records
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll e8c87299-c58b-492e-b75e-bde20253abb7 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8c87299-c58b-492e-b75e-bde20253abb7 CC0-1.0
HB 245
Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date
 Do Pass Nay lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f5cc7a6-c393-46e4-942e-53620815b968 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f5cc7a6-c393-46e4-942e-53620815b968 CC0-1.0
HB 207
Revise candidate filing and write-in candidate laws
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 145073cc-7104-4448-b862-851cda07c0e3 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/145073cc-7104-4448-b862-851cda07c0e3 CC0-1.0
HB 289
Revise crime laws
 Do Pass As Amended Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 6b7ea2c2-1325-4711-a14e-524f630ca3ce Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b7ea2c2-1325-4711-a14e-524f630ca3ce CC0-1.0
AMD-HB0289.002.001 Sprunger DO PASS Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 6a565768-fec6-471d-be73-04ec37cd01d5 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a565768-fec6-471d-be73-04ec37cd01d5 CC0-1.0
HB 351
Clarify point of taxation for gasoline and special fuels taxes
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll b647c3a2-dac2-4da7-9866-2cb1ea554365 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b647c3a2-dac2-4da7-9866-2cb1ea554365 CC0-1.0
HB 303
Revise and clarify the law regarding apportionment of fault
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll c486389b-3038-4031-9555-1af9f58dd1f8 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c486389b-3038-4031-9555-1af9f58dd1f8 CC0-1.0
HB 301
Generally revise statutes of limitations laws relating to real property
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 7c8b6073-264b-416f-9822-0ad7f43a3516 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c8b6073-264b-416f-9822-0ad7f43a3516 CC0-1.0
HB 269
Eliminate the organic commodity advisory council
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll dc0ae4f9-8ea9-46d5-b9b3-4474ac6cc304 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc0ae4f9-8ea9-46d5-b9b3-4474ac6cc304 CC0-1.0
HB 272
Provide that legislative bill drafting files are public records
 Do Pass Nay lower · stage not recorded · roll 903892b4-c633-49b4-8c75-09284b0f0440 Feb 10, 2025 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/903892b4-c633-49b4-8c75-09284b0f0440 CC0-1.0
HB 253
Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 1b33a3ae-3644-4c1d-b1e6-f126287506f5 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b33a3ae-3644-4c1d-b1e6-f126287506f5 CC0-1.0
HB 251
Generally revise laws related to public charter schools
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll ec28412e-a9e1-4c41-8527-b885aa7aea79 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec28412e-a9e1-4c41-8527-b885aa7aea79 CC0-1.0
HB 252
Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 4207cf3f-7109-47df-b9e4-3e70e18de3e2 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4207cf3f-7109-47df-b9e4-3e70e18de3e2 CC0-1.0
HB 320
Establish the Montana's academic prosperity program for scholars act
 Do Pass Nay lower · stage not recorded · roll f6d932b4-d085-49a6-a5d1-ca031c9f55fc Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6d932b4-d085-49a6-a5d1-ca031c9f55fc CC0-1.0
HB 198
Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers
 Do Pass Yea lower · stage not recorded · roll 752cdd0f-80a1-4143-9e63-e6ac5a536014 Feb 10, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/752cdd0f-80a1-4143-9e63-e6ac5a536014 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)