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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 34

authorize the sale of real property in Lake County by the Board of Regents, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

16–0

Feb 3, 2023

SB 9

modify discharge notice procedures applicable to developmentally disabled persons.

Yea

Passed

63–1

Feb 3, 2023

SB 93

provide an increased appropriation for the construction costs of an athletics events center at Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

16–0

Feb 3, 2023

HB 1087

prohibit certain restrictive employment contracts.

Yea

Passed

64–0

Feb 3, 2023

HB 1150

provide a medical cannabis patient a registry identification card fee waiver in certain circumstances.

Yea

Passed

63–1

Feb 3, 2023

HB 1080

prohibit certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients.

Yea

Passed

58–10

Feb 2, 2023

SB 7

clarify emergency commitments of severely mentally ill persons by appropriate regional facilities.

Yea

Passed

68–0

Feb 2, 2023

HB 1067

provide for a rebuttable presumption of intent to distribute methamphetamine when in possession of more than five grams.

Yea

Failed

31–37

Feb 2, 2023

SB 58

clarify that the special amusement excise tax applies to the sale of amusement devices.

Yea

Passed

58–10

Feb 2, 2023

SB 68

modify the approval process for certain out-of-state travel and related costs by a legislative member.

Nay

Failed

8–58

Feb 1, 2023