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
2,196
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 72
extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise resource planning systems.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 9, 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
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1043
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1046
authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–1
Feb 9, 2026
SB 116
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 122
establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
24–9
Feb 9, 2026
SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 72
extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise resource planning systems.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 6, 2026
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