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
209
votes against own party
This page
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 211
prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services.
Nay
Passed
17–16
Feb 24, 2026
SB 106
modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
Yea
Passed
23–10
Feb 24, 2026
SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–1
Feb 24, 2026
SB 159
revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–8
Feb 24, 2026
HB 1244
repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program.
Yea
Passed
14–3
Feb 24, 2026
SB 130
make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 24, 2026
SB 222
make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
28–5
Feb 24, 2026
SB 196
increase the income limits for a property tax assessment freeze. Against party
Yea
Failed
15–18
Feb 24, 2026
SB 239
modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
16–17
Feb 24, 2026
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