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
SB 56
revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Mar 3, 2022
SB 43
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design, renovation, and construction of an addition for a health sciences center at Black Hills State University–Rapid City, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
60–7
Mar 3, 2022
SB 61
make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education to support the purchase of simulation equipment for a health sciences clinical simulation center on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
62–4
Mar 3, 2022
SB 108
repeal certain reporting requirements to the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Mar 2, 2022
SB 167
clarify the certification process for teachers and school administrators. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–15
Mar 2, 2022
SB 24
establish a maximum number of cannabis plants that may be cultivated by a medical cannabis cardholder. Against party
Nay
Passed
51–17
Mar 2, 2022
HB 1068
clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Mar 2, 2022
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