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 1253

provide property assessment freeze and reduction of property assessment for certain seniors, and to revise qualifications for a property tax exemption.

Absent

Passed

11–1

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1028

update certain provisions related to the licensure of optometrists.

Absent

Passed

67–0

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1053

authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.

Absent

Passed

11–0

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1174

revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.

Absent

Passed

10–0

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1053

authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.

Absent

Passed

10–1

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1068

clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.

Absent

Passed

64–3

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1025

update legal holidays in South Dakota.

Absent

Passed

46–21

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1098

revise requirements for involvement in the medical cannabis program.

Absent

Passed

38–29

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1053

authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.

Absent

Passed

11–0

Feb 3, 2022

HB 1082

revise the motor vehicle excise tax on vehicles leased for more than twenty-eight days to include certain off-road vehicles.

Absent

Passed

63–4

Feb 3, 2022