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 223
modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–14
Feb 17, 2026
SB 97
adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes.
Yea
Passed
18–16
Feb 17, 2026
SB 118
deposit certain tax revenues into a homeowner tax reduction fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–14
Feb 17, 2026
SB 227
establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration.
Yea
Passed
27–6
Feb 17, 2026
SB 150
exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.
Nay
Failed
16–17
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 12, 2026
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