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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 922 — Generally revise education tax credit laws | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 36 — Resolution in support of instruction in reading and writing in cursive | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 118 — Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy | Nay | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 369 — Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 869 — Provide for the sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth sports | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 330 — Create a Montana blockchain and digital innovation task force | Nay | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 306 — Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 338 — Revise workers' compensation insurance related to who may receive payments | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 310 — Revise the trail stewardship grant program | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 488 — Generally revise consumer protection laws | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 289 — Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 361 — Revise laws relating to health insurance claims submitted to the department of public health and human insurances | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 302 — Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 175 — Allowing for streamlined public hearing notice process when revising zoning | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 208 — Revise definition of "dependent child" in highway patrol, police, and firefighter retirement systems | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 487 — Revising laws related to the Montana end of watch trust | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 10 — Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 495 — Eliminate the tobacco prevention advisory board | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 241 — Revise alcohol laws relating to transfer of a license | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 834 — Create a government evidence and impact commission | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 220 — Provide for a child tax credit | Nay | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 827 — Revise social security income taxation | Nay | Mar 31, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 832 — Establish PTSD nonmedication therapy training grant program | Nay | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 201 — Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives | Yea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 328 — Revise deadline for appeal of county tax appeal board decision | Yea | Mar 31, 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