R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Session

Total votes

2,195

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 86% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,722

voted in favor

Nay

320

voted against

Absent

135

missed votes

Total cast

2,195

across all sessions

Crossed party

209

votes against own party

This page

2,195

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 74

transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 11, 2026

HB 1051

revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

Yea

Passed

18–0

Mar 11, 2026

HB 1326

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 common schools.

Yea

Passed

13–5

Mar 11, 2026

SB 159

revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 10, 2026

SB 119

create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.

Yea

Passed

20–12

Mar 10, 2026

SB 39

revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 10, 2026

SB 135

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Mar 10, 2026

SB 106

modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.

Yea

Passed

20–11

Mar 10, 2026

SB 171

amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 10, 2026

SB 221

regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

29–5

Mar 10, 2026