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
This page
2,196
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1163
make an appropriation for a grant to assist in the construction and equipping of a veteran’s skilled trade center.
Yea
Passed
16–2
Feb 27, 2025
HB 1157
amend the maximum fee limit due when applying for a county drainage permit.
Yea
Passed
28–6
Feb 27, 2025
HB 1092
make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program.
Yea
Passed
25–10
Feb 27, 2025
HB 1079
increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 26, 2025
HB 1221
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Yea
Passed
15–3
Feb 26, 2025
HB 1236
expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted.
Nay
Failed
5–29
Feb 26, 2025
HB 1237
make an appropriation for the reconstruction of Custer West Dam.
Yea
Passed
13–4
Feb 26, 2025
SB 164
prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
32–3
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1196
update Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to include provisions related to virtual currency and notice requirements.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 25, 2025
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