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John Esp
MT Senate District 29
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Issue areas
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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 30
Montana |
Republican | Jan 7, 2019 | 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 House District 61
Montana |
Republican | — | Dec 31, 2012 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,107 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 551 — Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 168 — Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 669 — Revise laws related to educating children receiving in-state inpatient treatment of serious emotional disturbances | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 744 — Authorize speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 717 — Revise transfer of mining operator to successor | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 713 — Revise municipal zoning laws | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 712 — Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 566 — Generally revise decennial veteran study laws | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 543 — Repeal termination date on reporting and disclosure of violence against health care employees | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 514 — Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 511 — Provide grant funding for firefighting training facilities | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 468 — Establish central registry for individuals who are the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 440 — Revising election laws related to reporting election results | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 435 — Generally revise laws related to mentally ill individuals | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 422 — Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 419 — Implementing cost reporting for certain Medicaid service provider types | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 313 — Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 218 — Provide for private right of action for injuries caused by certain medical interventions to treat gender dysphoria | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 107 — Confirm the governor's appointee for the board of dentistry | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 106 — Confirm governor's appointees for board of personnel appeals | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 104 — Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of public health and human services | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 93 — Confirm governor's appointees for the board of crime control | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 42 — Confirm governor's appointee for workers' compensation judge | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 23 — Confirm governor's appointee for the judicial standards commission | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 29 — Confirm governor's appointee for board of crime control | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) 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