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State Senator
John Esp
(R) - Montana
Montana Senate District 29
In Office - Started: 01/06/2025

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Big Timber Office

P.O. Box 1024
Big Timber, MT 59011-1024
Phone: 406-932-5662

General Capitol Building Address

Capitol Building, 1301 E. 6th Ave.
P.O. Box 200500
Helena, MT 59620-0500
Phone: 406-444-4800

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB435 Generally revise laws related to mentally ill individuals AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS; PROVIDING FOR A 72-HOUR MENTAL HEALTH HOLD; PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT HEARINGS; AND AMING SECTIONS 53-21-119, 53-21-129, 53-21-132, AND 53-21-140, MCA.” Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB430 Generally revise laws related to civil commitment and emergency detention of mentally ill persons AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE CIVIL COMMITMENT AND EMERGENCY DETENTION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE TRANSPORTING OR TRANSFERRING A PERSON TO THE MONTANA STATE HOSPITAL; REVISING WHAT ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS ARE CONTEMPT; SUPERSEDING THE UNFUNDED MANDATE LAWS; AMING SECTIONS 3-1-501, 3-10-402, 3-11-303, 53-21-102, 53-21-126, 53-21-127, 53-21-129, 53-21- 181, AND 53-21-193, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.” Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB429 Generally revise laws related to determination and restoration of fitness in criminal proceedings AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DETERMINATION AND RESTORATION OF FITNESS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; REVISING WHAT ACTS OR OMISSIONS MAY BE CONTEMPT; PROVIDING COMMITMENT PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINATION; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR THE INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION; REVISING PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENT OF COMMITMENT EXPENSES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMING SECTIONS 3-1-501, 3-5-901, 3-10-402, 3-11-303, 46-14-202, 46-14-206, AND 46-14-221, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.” Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB46 Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks AN ACT REVISING REGISTRATION FEES FOR UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE STORAGE TANKS; AMING SECTION 75-11-505, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.” Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB223 Allow interest earned on workforce housing appropriations to be retained AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND INCOME EARNED FROM WORKFORCE HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS TO BE RETAINED; AMING SECTION 15, CHAPTER 774, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB315 Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES; PROVIDING A DISCRETIONARY MEETING UPON ON RELEASE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMING SECTIONS 75-11-309, 75-11-313, AND 75-11-318, MCA; PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.” Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB29 Allow electronic submission of bonds for state construction projects AN ACT ALLOWING ELECTRONIC BID BONDS FOR STATE BUILDING OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND AMING SECTION 18-2-302, MCA. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB231 Revise property tax rates for certain property (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Nay
SB542 Generally revise property tax laws (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Nay
SB324 Revise vehicle registration fees and allocate revenue for bridges and victims of crime (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Rejected 04/30/2025 Nay
SB524 Revise laws relating to category D assisted living facilities (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
SB40 Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ55 Study resolution on property management licensing and practice (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Nay
HB682 Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ65 Request interim study of DUI (S) 3rd Reading Failed 04/30/2025 Nay
HB381 Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ62 Study resolution on wildfire safety (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ51 Request interim study on special education (S) 3rd Reading Failed 04/30/2025 Nay
SB319 Generally revise health care laws related to doulas (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Nay
SB472 Revise penalties for violations under 310 permit process (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ47 Study resolution on local government entity cooperation (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ74 Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ52 Interim study on the Montana cattle industry (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Nay
HJ26 Study guardianships and conservatorships (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Nay
SB446 Revise laws related to healthcare utilization review (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ60 Interim study on the effects and regulation of kratom (S) 3rd Reading Failed 04/30/2025 Nay
HJ61 Interim study on the property insurance market in Montana (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HB513 Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HB818 Ban foreign funding for ballot measures (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HB329 Make the Montana ammunition act permanent (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HB117 Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ44 Interim study of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and water quality (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Nay
HJ42 Interim study on procurement, no-bid contracts, and transparency on no-bid purchases (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ50 Interim study of uniform common interest ownership laws (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Yea
HJ48 Interim study on moving the date of the primary election (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/30/2025 Nay
HB231 Revise property tax rates for certain property (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Nay
SB542 Generally revise property tax laws (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HB116 Provide for attorneys to appear remotely (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Nay
HB116 Provide for attorneys to appear remotely (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HB116 Provide for attorneys to appear remotely (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Nay
SB537 Generally revise marijuana tax laws (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Nay
SB324 Revise vehicle registration fees and allocate revenue for bridges and victims of crime (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB524 Revise laws relating to category D assisted living facilities (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB93 Revise income taxes related to retired military members (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
SB40 Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HB76 Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB535 Revise laws related to experimental treatments (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Nay
SB545 Establish the Danny L. Radish Highway in Lincoln County (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ55 Study resolution on property management licensing and practice (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ55 Study resolution on property management licensing and practice (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed 04/29/2025 Yea
HB682 Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB326 Generally revise laws related to MEDIA Act film tax credits (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Nay
SB536 Revise contractor gross receipts tax (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
HB446 Revise indecent exposure laws (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ65 Request interim study of DUI (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HB271 Provide that there is a limited executive privilege to the public records act (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
HB381 Provide for educational credit for students volunteering in long term care, nursing home, home care, and child care settings (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB333 Repeal sunset on coal washing credit (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ23 Interim study on youth court laws (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ62 Study resolution on wildfire safety (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ51 Request interim study on special education (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Absent
SB319 Generally revise health care laws related to doulas (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Nay
SB218 Provide for private right of action for injuries caused by certain medical interventions to treat gender dysphoria (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
SB472 Revise penalties for violations under 310 permit process (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ59 Request interim study on media literacy (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ59 Request interim study on media literacy (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ32 Interim study of advanced investigator qualifications for law enforcement (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ47 Study resolution on local government entity cooperation (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ28 Interim study to identify and improve access to federal grant opportunities for the state of Montana, tribal governments, and local government entities (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ58 Request interim study on increasing impact of school counselors (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ58 Request interim study on increasing impact of school counselors (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Absent
HJ74 Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ52 Interim study on the Montana cattle industry (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ26 Study guardianships and conservatorships (S) 3rd Reading Failed 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ26 Study guardianships and conservatorships (S) 3rd Reading Failed 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ45 Interim study on the impact collateral consequences have on criminal record expungement (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
SB424 Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
SB260 Provide for alteration of service district boundaries (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
SB446 Revise laws related to healthcare utilization review (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ53 Request an interim study on school safety (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ71 Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ71 Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ60 Interim study on the effects and regulation of kratom (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
SJ47 Study resolution on the creation or alteration of local government entities (S) 3rd Reading Passed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ61 Interim study on the property insurance market in Montana (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
HB513 Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HB513 Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HB818 Ban foreign funding for ballot measures (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Nay
SB253 Revise administrative and certification processes for student scholarship organizations (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
SB560 Provide for a hospital community benefit fee (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Yea
SB553 Generally revise state policy laws (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House 04/29/2025 Nay
HB329 Make the Montana ammunition act permanent (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ30 Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
HB117 Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ75 Interim study of the Montana state hospital (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ75 Interim study of the Montana state hospital (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ44 Interim study of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and water quality (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ42 Interim study on procurement, no-bid contracts, and transparency on no-bid purchases (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ50 Interim study of uniform common interest ownership laws (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Absent
HJ40 Interim study on transferring fiscal note production from executive branch to legislative branch (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
SJ40 Interim study on legislative branch procurement and leadership expenditures (S) 3rd Reading Passed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ56 Study resolution of search and rescue services and funding (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
SJ43 Study of the criminal justice data warehouse (S) 3rd Reading Passed 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ48 Interim study on moving the date of the primary election (S) 2nd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Nay
HJ63 Request interim study on early literacy (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed 04/29/2025 Yea
HJ63 Request interim study on early literacy (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed 04/29/2025 Nay
HB954 Extend PL280 termination date (S) 3rd Reading Concurred 04/29/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Montana Joint Rules Committee 4
Detail Montana Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee 6
Detail Montana Senate Finance and Claims Committee Vice Chair 2
Detail Montana Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 4
Detail Montana Senate Rules Committee 13
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
MT Montana Senate District 29 Senate Republican In Office 01/06/2025
MT Montana Senate District 30 Senate Republican Out of Office 01/07/2019 01/07/2025
MT District 61 House Republican Out of Office 01/01/2011 03/23/2024
MT District 31 Senate Republican Out of Office 01/01/2003 03/23/2024