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 1003

repeal provisions requiring prison or jail cost estimates and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

58–9

Jan 19, 2023

HCR 6003

Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislature to authorize the interim legislative study of long-term care services for veterans regardless of disability ratings and to develop long-term care plans for VA-operated purchased and subsidized long-term care services.

Yea

Passed

65–2

Jan 19, 2023

HB 1015

update provisions related to the licensure of funeral directors and the provision of funeral services.

Yea

Passed

65–3

Jan 18, 2023

HB 1010

repeal the sunset date for provisions related to the licensure of behavior analysts.

Yea

Passed

67–1

Jan 18, 2023

HB 1011

revise employer contribution rates.

Yea

Passed

68–0

Jan 18, 2023

HB 1014

update provisions related to the licensure of speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants.

Yea

Passed

64–4

Jan 18, 2023

HB 1004

update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Jan 17, 2023

HB 1012

repeal the annual grievance reporting requirements for health carriers. Against party

Nay

Passed

47–19

Jan 17, 2023

HB 1223

authorize the provision of informed consent by a pregnant minor.

Nay

Failed

23–44

Mar 28, 2022

SB 213

revise Senate Bill 60, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022, as previously enacted in the Ninety-Seventh Session of the South Dakota Legislature.

Yea

Passed

64–3

Mar 28, 2022