S
Sherry Essmann
MT House District 49
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 156
Revise education funding laws by replacing school district BASE levies with countywide BASE levies
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bcfcd068-c56a-4466-b534-f6ed82be0cf8 | Feb 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcfcd068-c56a-4466-b534-f6ed82be0cf8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 52
Generally revising administrative procedure laws relating to agency deference
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2d2992a3-41e4-47a8-9998-d8e8aac1b98f | Feb 3, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d2992a3-41e4-47a8-9998-d8e8aac1b98f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 217
Transfer the state building energy conservation program to the Dept. of Administration A&E division
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ae3997ae-e31d-4ac2-ac6f-02839eff00df | Feb 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae3997ae-e31d-4ac2-ac6f-02839eff00df CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-HB0217.001.001 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cb21237b-4863-486e-8d60-cc91a54b7b35 | Feb 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb21237b-4863-486e-8d60-cc91a54b7b35 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 182
Provide grant funding for senior citizen centers
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8e5aabe3-bdf0-4153-85ac-2ad0481847eb | Feb 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e5aabe3-bdf0-4153-85ac-2ad0481847eb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 241
Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b8a9a716-cc5c-4c7a-a029-3c26065ba026 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8a9a716-cc5c-4c7a-a029-3c26065ba026 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 206
Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42b928d1-a1b3-4abf-9690-c0da1ef059f0 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42b928d1-a1b3-4abf-9690-c0da1ef059f0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 180
Revise sanitation in subdivision laws related to mixing zones
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ed5863c9-5620-4956-9c5a-838683046d0e | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed5863c9-5620-4956-9c5a-838683046d0e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 166
Revise Montana historical society laws
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 005a08d9-49e6-4c41-8f40-d384794c9413 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/005a08d9-49e6-4c41-8f40-d384794c9413 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 162
Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 535567a1-1e48-46c4-87f1-3aeb0bbfc653 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/535567a1-1e48-46c4-87f1-3aeb0bbfc653 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 140
Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0eadb2da-cc63-4326-82fb-a2e773f853b7 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0eadb2da-cc63-4326-82fb-a2e773f853b7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 71
Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 984f3029-580e-4e99-98ad-a9d03e65cb80 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/984f3029-580e-4e99-98ad-a9d03e65cb80 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 70
Study of wildland firefighting
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 40d481dc-1e76-4872-9b52-8618848b442c | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40d481dc-1e76-4872-9b52-8618848b442c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 117
Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c61398fe-097b-48cd-8f43-b0e1c4c80e88 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c61398fe-097b-48cd-8f43-b0e1c4c80e88 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 85
Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1ce40776-24c1-4866-a5ae-0f9b221c915c | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ce40776-24c1-4866-a5ae-0f9b221c915c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 261
Providing for procedural rule making authority to the department of labor and industry
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 424d679d-71b7-4442-83f7-1ac823040624 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/424d679d-71b7-4442-83f7-1ac823040624 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 249
Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3a6e2c98-6162-489e-8947-99f813e959a8 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a6e2c98-6162-489e-8947-99f813e959a8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 227
Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5f86a05f-8cf5-4691-8ca8-9ca31ea4fb84 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f86a05f-8cf5-4691-8ca8-9ca31ea4fb84 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 223
Revise motor vehicle insurance laws to include commercial to truck costs
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3557af94-0714-4e89-9c8c-d05ec1e0e7e5 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3557af94-0714-4e89-9c8c-d05ec1e0e7e5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 194
Generally revise laws related to juries
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5a7a6f4b-1bca-4baf-9ba5-2dab62600257 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a7a6f4b-1bca-4baf-9ba5-2dab62600257 CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-HB0194.001.003 France DO PASS | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1209f031-c9fc-45d1-b062-583e342aa23c | Jan 31, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1209f031-c9fc-45d1-b062-583e342aa23c CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 189
Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 958dc475-7e0e-4ea8-8979-4f299709cf79 | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/958dc475-7e0e-4ea8-8979-4f299709cf79 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 176
Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves
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Do Pass As Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8db130a4-c483-4fab-b979-d10f93af699c | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8db130a4-c483-4fab-b979-d10f93af699c CC0-1.0 |
| Cloture-Duram | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6f0b742c-e85c-4621-9655-1668dad00b7c | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f0b742c-e85c-4621-9655-1668dad00b7c CC0-1.0 | |
| AMD-HB0176.002.001 Albus DO PASS | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 08678298-af57-44b3-a288-89dd4a2b65ef | Jan 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08678298-af57-44b3-a288-89dd4a2b65ef CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)
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HB 894
MT · —
Revising property appraisal to use an average value
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HB 308
MT · —
Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax
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HB 902
MT · —
Generally revise Montana SNAP program laws
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HB 27
MT · —
Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels
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HB 87
MT · —
Revising taxation of lands owned by department of fish, wildlife, and parks
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HB 29
MT · —
Revise administration of property tax exemptions
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HB 25
MT · —
Require exempt entities to report beneficial use of property