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 195
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Yea
Failed
16–17
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1003
amend provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1018
amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1201
authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs. Against party
Nay
Passed
19–15
Feb 18, 2026
SB 111
require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 17, 2026
SB 179
permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
28–6
Feb 17, 2026
SB 195
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Yea
Failed
17–17
Feb 17, 2026
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 17, 2026
SB 20
make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
30–4
Feb 17, 2026
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