R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Session

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

7%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

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

208

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1172

require a practitioner's medical assessment of a patient to occur in certain facilities for purposes of medical cannabis use. Against party

Nay

Passed

45–21

Feb 9, 2023

HB 1186

require restitution for landowners following an unauthorized entry to hunt, fish, or trap.

Nay

Failed

29–37

Feb 9, 2023

HB 1230

clarify references to the court in a condemnation action.

Yea

Passed

63–3

Feb 8, 2023

SB 73

exclude township-owned self-propelled machinery, equipment, and vehicles from fuel excise tax.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Feb 8, 2023

HB 1064

require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–1

Feb 8, 2023

HB 1129

modify and establish provisions related to medical cannabis. Against party

Nay

Passed

35–30

Feb 8, 2023

SB 71

authorize other fuel taxes to be included in the state’s International Fuel Tax Agreement collections.

Yea

Passed

60–5

Feb 8, 2023

HB 1222

limit the liability of permit and certificate-issuing entities and certified use of force instructors.

Yea

Passed

60–6

Feb 8, 2023

HB 1215

revise certain provisions regarding the operation of a golf cart on a state or county highway. Against party

Nay

Passed

43–23

Feb 8, 2023

HB 1148

clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.

Yea

Passed

55–10

Feb 8, 2023