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

2,196

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1232

establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.

Yea

Passed

62–7

Feb 23, 2022

HB 1240

make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

66–1

Feb 23, 2022

HB 1215

revise the deadlines for state agencies to submit annual budget requests to the Legislative Research Council.

Absent

Passed

37–28

Feb 23, 2022

HB 1244

make an appropriation to develop and create a residency program for psychologists and to declare an emergency.

Absent

Passed

45–21

Feb 23, 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

56–13

Feb 23, 2022

HB 1228

expand the ability for patients to seek investigational drugs, biological products, or devices.

Yea

Passed

56–13

Feb 23, 2022

HB 1328

require law enforcement to report certain seizures of property. Bipartisan

Nay

Passed

37–29

Feb 22, 2022

HB 1224

extend unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who are unemployed because of their refusal to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination.

Yea

Passed

9–4

Feb 22, 2022

HB 1293

limit liability for certain child welfare agency licensees.

Yea

Passed

54–12

Feb 22, 2022

HB 1096

revise provisions regarding livestock identification.

Yea

Passed

52–14

Feb 22, 2022