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Sherry Essmann

MT House District 49

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

Economy & Taxes 6 Government Operations & Budget 4 Agriculture 1 Environment & Energy 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

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 817 — Generally revise laws related to hunting licenses for terminally ill youth.	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 768 — Revise civil liability laws relating to equine activities and waivers	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 668 — Revising alcohol law to prohibit certain licensees from offering gambling	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 651 — Allow for temporary door locks during emergency situations	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 632 — Revise compensation of members of certain boards	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 790 — Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 742 — Revise nuisance compliance laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 688 — Generally revise marijuana laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 616 — Allow data modeling for mine bond release	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 690 — Generally revise laws related to child protection	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 636 — Generally revise marijuana laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 711 — Prohibit selection of redistricting chair with recent major party contributions	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 791 — Generally revise nuisance laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 764 — Revise public transit laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 809 — Prohibit local governments from enacting red flag gun laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 819 — Revise laws relating to flag displays in and on state buildings and grounds	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 738 — Revise procedure laws for county zoning boundary and regulation changes	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 714 — Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review	Nay	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 664 — Repeal numeric nutrient standards	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 684 — Eliminate deadline for water quality data review	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 794 — Revise pharmacy laws	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 600 — Authorize emergency use of albuterol in a school setting	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 627 — Revise reporting requirements related to public contracts	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 767 — Revise county predator control laws to include goats	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 595 — Revise qualifications for teachers of adult basic education or high school equivalency programs at state correctional institutions	Yea	Mar 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)

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

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