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

209

votes against own party

This page

2,196

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 110

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 20, 2026

SB 237

require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.

Yea

Passed

26–8

Feb 20, 2026

SB 208

require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 20, 2026

SB 110

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.

Yea

Passed

20–14

Feb 20, 2026

SB 87

clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 20, 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

30–4

Feb 20, 2026

SB 126

increase the amount of value exempt from property taxes under a tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses.

Nay

Failed

14–20

Feb 20, 2026

SB 218

provide for the establishment of charter schools. Against party

Nay

Passed

17–16

Feb 20, 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

34–0

Feb 20, 2026

HCR 6011

encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim Neurohealth Safety Committee to study and assess the regulatory framework under which vapor product retail establishments operate.

Nay

Failed

5–29

Feb 19, 2026