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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 574 — Authorizing implementation of the certified community behavioral health clinic model | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 514 — Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 433 — Preserve right to keep and bear arms via a presumption of innocence | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 433 — Preserve right to keep and bear arms via a presumption of innocence | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 542 — Revise DUI offense penalties for third offense to be a felony | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 552 — Revise worker's compensation law to cover PTSD for first responders and others | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 601 — Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 396 — Generally revise bail laws | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 534 — Allow county water and/or sewer districts to connect to a system beyond capacity | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 687 — Revise age of expanded Medicaid participants required to engage in community engagement activities | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 101 — Reclassify wolves as furbearers and align existing wolf tagging and furbearer hunting restrictions | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 495 — Repeal federal mandates act | Yea | Mar 1, 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 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 464 — Revise insurance laws relating to interest of a named insured and change of interest by transfer on death | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 446 — Revise indecent exposure laws | Nay | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 474 — Revise date for annual supplemental medicaid payment to hospitals | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 575 — Generally revise the proceedings in which a public defender may be assigned | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 8 — Renewable resource bonds and loans | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 7 — Reclamation and development grants | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 381 — Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 444 — Generally revise tenant landlord laws | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 569 — Revise laws related to perjury and false swearing | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 266 — Establish education inflation reconciliation process | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 520 — Revise laws to clarify that local prohibitions on conveying family transfer parcels do not apply to conveyances involving lenders | Yea | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 454 — Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists | Yea | Mar 1, 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