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Sherry Essmann
MT House District 49
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Issue areas
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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 52
Montana |
Republican | Jun 11, 2021 | 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 |
Roll-call votes (3,070 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 258 — Revise school funding laws to clarify the legislature's authority related to inflationary adjustments | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 138 — Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain a positive classroom environment | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 59 — Request interim study on media literacy | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 58 — Request interim study on increasing impact of school counselors | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 53 — Request an interim study on school safety | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 51 — Request interim study on special education | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 90 — Redistribute certain state tax revenue to primary residence property tax relief | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 427 — Require government to provide certain building code text or citation causing delay or stop | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 568 — Provide for the Montana Hunters First Act | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 571 — Revise aeronautics laws related to the use of ADS–B information | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 582 — Generally revise criminal law | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 567 — Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 580 — Clarify water right abandonment | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 533 — Revise insurance laws relating to wildfire and real property | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 62 — Generally revise laws related to the administration of MPERA | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 480 — Revise when a party in a proceeding is entitled to jury trial | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 585 — Revise provider rate laws for physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 547 — Revise firefighting laws for consolidated city-county governments | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 45 — Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 70 — Study of wildland firefighting | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 46 — Study resolution on data centers | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 23 — Interim study on youth court laws | Nay | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 30 — Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 257 — Generally revise Smith River permit laws | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 237 — Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates | Yea | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) 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