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Rep. SHERRY ESSMANN (R) - HD52

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PO BOX 80945
BILLINGS, MT 59108-0945

Primary ph: (406) 876-0490
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Email: Sherry.Essmann@legmt.gov

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Legislative Service

House: 2021 2023

In the Session of 2023:

Associated Bills Committee Assignments Committee Hearings

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC0533	HB 200	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	03/15/2023	Revise the Montana Safe Haven Newborn Protection Act
LC2301	HB 781	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Provide that the helmet requirement does not apply to autocycles
LC4209	HB 782	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Allow direct sale of autocycles
LC2300	HB 391	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/17/2023	Require local user fee on certain exempt property
LC2302	HB 390	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/09/2023	Provide for homestead exemption for primary residences

LC Number	Bill Type - Number	Association with Bill	Current Status	Status Date	Short Title
LC2299	None	Requester	(C) Draft Ready for Delivery	03/15/2023	Create the off-premises all-beverages alcohol license
LC0533	HB 200	Primary Sponsor	(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred	03/15/2023	Revise the Montana Safe Haven Newborn Protection Act
LC2301	HB 781	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Provide that the helmet requirement does not apply to autocycles
LC4209	HB 782	Primary Sponsor	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Allow direct sale of autocycles
LC2301	HB 781	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Provide that the helmet requirement does not apply to autocycles
LC4209	HB 782	Requester	(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal	03/11/2023	Allow direct sale of autocycles
LC2300	HB 391	Primary Sponsor	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/17/2023	Require local user fee on certain exempt property
LC2300	HB 391	Requester	(H) Tabled in Committee	02/17/2023	Require local user fee on certain exempt property
LC2303	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/14/2023	Generally revise public assistance to working families
LC2302	HB 390	Primary Sponsor	(H) Hearing	02/09/2023	Provide for homestead exemption for primary residences
LC2302	HB 390	Requester	(H) Hearing	02/09/2023	Provide for homestead exemption for primary residences
LC3938	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	02/04/2023	Generally revise laws related to peer support services
LC4227	None	Requester	(C) Draft On Hold	01/04/2023	Generally revise Montana safe haven laws

Committee Name	Seat
(H) (H) Taxation	Member
(H) (H) Education	Member
(J) (H) Joint Education	Member
(H) (H) Local Government	Member

Date	Time	Room	Bill Number	Short Title	Committee	Comments
03/28/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 220	Include public infrastructure and county-owned parks in municipal annexation	(H) Local Government	None
03/27/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 837	Require curriculum transparency in K-12 education	(H) Education	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 825	Provide funding to address affordable housing	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 829	Establish a Montana workforce housing tax credit	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 830	Optional alternative property tax payment schedule for primary residences	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 28	Provide funding for conservation districts	(H) Taxation	None
03/24/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 833	Establish teacher residency program	(H) Education	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 131	Revise exempt subdivision review timelines	(H) Local Government	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 152	Revise minor subdivision laws	(H) Local Government	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 199	Revise eligibility for resort communities and resort areas	(H) Local Government	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 245	Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development	(H) Local Government	None
03/23/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 382	Create the Montana Land Use Planning Act	(H) Local Government	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 485	Revise tax rates for stripper oil production	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 634	Generally revise oil and gas laws	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 816	Revise distribution of surplus revenue	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 819	Create Montana community reinvestment act to fund workforce housing	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	HB 832	Provide tax credit for early childhood workforce	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	08:00 AM	152	SB 119	Provide tribal property tax exemption to tribal members	(H) Taxation	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 143	Allow for a referendum to terminate citizen initiated zoning district	(H) Local Government	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 158	Revise family transfer law	(H) Local Government	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 173	Revise county road abandonment process laws	(H) Local Government	None
03/21/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 174	Allow counties funding for broadband infrastructure	(H) Local Government	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 213	Revise laws related to school safety teams	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 289	Allow tuition waivers for qualified survivors of firefighters and peace offiers	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 444	Generally revise labor laws related to work-based learning	(H) Education	None
03/20/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 480	Remove opt in requirement for student contact information on ACT test	(H) Education	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 46	Remove new industry property classification	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 64	Revise laws related to extension of individual income tax statute of limitations	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 65	Revise statute of limitations for income tax refunds and credits	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 81	Revise description of pipeline carrier for property tax purposes	(H) Taxation	None
03/17/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 132	Revise agricultural education laws	(H) Education	None
03/17/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 374	Revise local government public document retention	(H) Education	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 3	Revise forest land taxation laws	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 16	Revise the distribution period for a Montana farm/ranch risk management account	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 54	Revise centrally assessed property appraisals	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 123	Require ballot for bond election to estimate additional taxes for residence	(H) Taxation	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 23	Require county to approve certain condominiums	(H) Local Government	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 130	Allow for a county consolidated land use board	(H) Local Government	None
03/16/2023	03:00 PM	472	SB 142	Provide oversight of local impact fee laws	(H) Local Government	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 235	Revise social security income taxation	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 24	Require corporations to file electronic income tax returns	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	09:00 AM	152	SB 27	Revise MEDIA Act reporting requirements	(H) Taxation	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	137	HB 749	Revise Montana digital academy laws	(H) Education	None
03/15/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 8	Revise transformational learning program laws	(H) Education	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 818	Generally revise laws related to funding for school facilities	(H) Taxation	None
03/14/2023	09:00 AM	152	HB 820	Provide property tax exemption for employer-provided housing	(H) Taxation	None
03/13/2023	03:00 PM	137	SB 10	Clarify school finance laws related to general fund levies	(H) Education	None