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R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Total votes
2,196
all sessions
Attendance
93%
135 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
89%
of cast votes
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Sponsored
274
bills & resolutions
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
2,196 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,723
voted in favor
Nay
320
voted against
Absent
135
missed votes
Total cast
2,196
across all sessions
Crossed party
206
votes against own party
This page
2,196
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1035
extend the period of renewal for an enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 16, 2024
HB 1019
clarify language regarding sales and use tax in certain statutes.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 16, 2024
HB 1018
revise certain references to the Internal Revenue Code.
Yea
Passed
64–2
Jan 16, 2024
HB 1030
update statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution.
Absent
Passed
64–0
Jan 12, 2024
HB 1001
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Absent
Passed
53–11
Jan 12, 2024
HCR 6001
Supporting the Electoral College.
Yea
Passed
58–1
Jan 10, 2024
HB 1193
amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Nay
Failed
30–35
Mar 27, 2023
HB 1209
revise provisions regarding industrial hemp. Against party
Yea
Failed
32–33
Mar 27, 2023
SB 113
establish and modify provisions related to initiated petitions.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Mar 9, 2023
SB 104
reduce certain gross receipts tax rates and a use tax rate, and to repeal a conditional reduction of certain gross receipts tax rates.
Yea
Passed
65–3
Mar 9, 2023
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