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

208

votes against own party

This page

2,196

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1131

make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1037

suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically.

Yea

Passed

7–2

Mar 3, 2025

HJR 5001

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1192

remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. Against party

Nay

Passed

21–13

Mar 3, 2025

SB 132

make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion.

Nay

Failed

16–19

Mar 3, 2025

SB 45

impose a motor vehicle technology fee.

Yea

Passed

22–13

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

18–0

Feb 27, 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

18–0

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1041

revise and repeal certain provisions pertaining to the state library and State Library Board.

Yea

Passed

16–2

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1097

establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of nonresident physicians.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Feb 27, 2025