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 533
Revise insurance laws relating to wildfire and real property
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42a37529-a606-4d7b-aefa-0cc3b33fddaf | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42a37529-a606-4d7b-aefa-0cc3b33fddaf CC0-1.0 |
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HB 557
Revise education laws related to PIR days and meetings of teacher organizations
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 09064b0f-e41f-43b6-bf44-368c29c81f64 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09064b0f-e41f-43b6-bf44-368c29c81f64 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 401
Prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state of Montana
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3c3eec94-25f4-4264-a06a-29add766e0df | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3c3eec94-25f4-4264-a06a-29add766e0df CC0-1.0 |
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HB 522
Provide pesticide warning label laws
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1404af98-6aff-489a-889a-af2cf6736cef | Mar 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1404af98-6aff-489a-889a-af2cf6736cef CC0-1.0 |
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HB 802
Revise zoning laws related to the rental of a primary residence
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to_table | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1d576172-fb08-4c93-ad39-20e301702186 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d576172-fb08-4c93-ad39-20e301702186 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 784
Revise distribution of revenue for local government roads
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to_table | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 26385aa5-63c4-4c2e-bd2a-f84697a7349f | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26385aa5-63c4-4c2e-bd2a-f84697a7349f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 782
Revise local planning board laws
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to_table | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3f9e38eb-6372-4989-a923-f098468e7724 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f9e38eb-6372-4989-a923-f098468e7724 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 764
Revise public transit laws
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do_pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b49706ab-7725-4993-8dc4-302f5239f742 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b49706ab-7725-4993-8dc4-302f5239f742 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 311
Require the refund of rental application fees
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Take HB 311 from JUH - Kortum | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 914cfd3d-cda9-490f-a512-ea526c1181a8 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/914cfd3d-cda9-490f-a512-ea526c1181a8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 547
Revise firefighting laws for consolidated city-county governments
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23c4bd68-bcd0-4918-9201-d81c5e43bcea | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23c4bd68-bcd0-4918-9201-d81c5e43bcea CC0-1.0 |
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HB 745
Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5ca7d788-6e0e-40d1-a49e-fd031875e854 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ca7d788-6e0e-40d1-a49e-fd031875e854 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 594
Clarify prohibition on power of local government to require additional licensing or permitting
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1c64bfc3-7b70-404f-9a6a-e83e1b5b92b0 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c64bfc3-7b70-404f-9a6a-e83e1b5b92b0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 212
Limit liability of agricultural vehicles
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e38b42ad-a436-4c4d-9dc8-fdd8522df52c | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e38b42ad-a436-4c4d-9dc8-fdd8522df52c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 343
Require schools to provide religious instruction released time program
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll bffa3f38-0555-4136-8437-542d556db221 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bffa3f38-0555-4136-8437-542d556db221 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 530
Generally revise business laws
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 21e71364-7346-43df-bd3a-e19cecc4983a | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21e71364-7346-43df-bd3a-e19cecc4983a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 679
Generally revised use of public equipment
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2ff5ccaf-8257-4193-98fe-d07a2c3626e3 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ff5ccaf-8257-4193-98fe-d07a2c3626e3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 785
Revise laws related to manufactured homes
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a562425a-eaae-4161-9abc-d86f46f74c0e | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a562425a-eaae-4161-9abc-d86f46f74c0e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 588
Defining and regulating motorized scooters
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ba08254b-bf25-44e0-afee-dce638cda0d5 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba08254b-bf25-44e0-afee-dce638cda0d5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 535
Revise the uniform criminal extradition act
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 63cfabc5-d944-4dab-8aa3-4d2bc561eb5e | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63cfabc5-d944-4dab-8aa3-4d2bc561eb5e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 509
Revise the quality educator loan forgiveness program to expand eligibility
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3469433a-e3e4-4351-9bae-e5af8d04107f | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3469433a-e3e4-4351-9bae-e5af8d04107f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 567
Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8d7c1b48-63a2-4556-873e-e69c4fe7ebf3 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d7c1b48-63a2-4556-873e-e69c4fe7ebf3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 568
Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll cd776f4f-ea72-45e0-b1b2-c8392a138dbc | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd776f4f-ea72-45e0-b1b2-c8392a138dbc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 490
Revise civil liability laws
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 350e9fdd-be5a-4140-a962-d5486521ce8c | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/350e9fdd-be5a-4140-a962-d5486521ce8c CC0-1.0 |
| HB0490.002.003 - Mercer | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c17b2403-3b26-40cb-8194-f2cffa2603e9 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c17b2403-3b26-40cb-8194-f2cffa2603e9 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 514
Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 02c3e245-e66a-444d-a411-d1bd57673b50 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02c3e245-e66a-444d-a411-d1bd57673b50 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