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
208
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1196
update Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to include provisions related to virtual currency and notice requirements.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Mar 3, 2025
SB 16
set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor.
Nay
Failed
14–21
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1195
revise a provision related to the termination of parental rights of a child adjudicated abused or neglected.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 3, 2025
SB 95
make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
24–11
Mar 3, 2025
SB 56
authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1188
allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1114
make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.
Yea
Passed
28–6
Mar 3, 2025
HCR 6008
Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak passenger rail service to the state.
Nay
Failed
17–18
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1021
modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee.
Yea
Passed
6–3
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1188
allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses. Against party
Nay
Passed
31–4
Mar 3, 2025
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