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John Esp

MT Senate District 29

Republican Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Environment & Energy 2 Healthcare 2 Social Services & Welfare 2 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Housing 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

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 223 — Revise motor vehicle insurance laws to include commercial to truck costs	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 223 — Revise motor vehicle insurance laws to include commercial to truck costs	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 261 — Providing for procedural rule making authority to the department of labor and industry	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 259 — Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 258 — Requiring the extension of wolf hunting season	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 176 — Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 11 — Revise local government ballot issue laws	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 254 — Eliminate fingerprint background check requirements for professional employer organization	Nay	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 253 — Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 241 — Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact	Nay	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 238 — Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses	Not voting	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 228 — Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 206 — Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 198 — Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 186 — Increase size of parole board	Nay	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 174 — Revise laws related to drug assault crimes	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 158 — Revising working retiree provisions under TRS	Yea	Mar 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 26 — Confirm governor's appointees for historical society board of trustees	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 53 — Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 32 — Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 31 — Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 573 — Revise transformational learning laws to create a phase II grant program	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 449 — Eliminate statutory reference to the adult basic education fund and its distribution	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 317 — Revise laws regarding Idaho college of osteopathic medicine program	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 251 — Generally revise laws related to public charter schools	Yea	Mar 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)

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

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