R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Session

Total votes

2,195

all sessions

Attendance

93%

135 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

89%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

7%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 86% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,722

voted in favor

Nay

320

voted against

Absent

135

missed votes

Total cast

2,195

across all sessions

Crossed party

209

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 130

make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Feb 26, 2026

HB 1213

make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative.

Yea

Passed

15–0

Feb 26, 2026

SB 217

make an appropriation for a fire management officer position within the Department of Public Safety.

Yea

Passed

16–0

Feb 26, 2026

HB 1106

revise the terms of county extension board members.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Feb 26, 2026

HB 1147

make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization.

Yea

Passed

10–6

Feb 25, 2026

SB 231

create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

13–3

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1056

require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Yea

Passed

27–6

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1104

revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1146

adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.

Yea

Passed

32–1

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1261

provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund.

Yea

Passed

11–6

Feb 25, 2026