Sen. Ernie Otten
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
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
208
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1281
clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
37–30
Mar 28, 2022
SB 103
make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
56–10
Mar 10, 2022
HB 1281
clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
49–16
Mar 10, 2022
HB 1281
clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
55–11
Mar 10, 2022
HB 1340
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.
Yea
Passed
56–10
Mar 10, 2022
SB 53
authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property and contract for design of a community work center for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–19
Mar 10, 2022
SB 59
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
64–2
Mar 10, 2022
SB 24
establish a maximum number of cannabis plants that may be cultivated by a medical cannabis cardholder. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–19
Mar 9, 2022
HB 1209
make an appropriation to the Board of Regents for improving the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–21
Mar 9, 2022
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