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
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 1
expand eligibility for the reduced tuition benefit for certain school district and Head Start employees at Board of Regents institutions to school counselors.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 27, 2024
SB 171
make and change an appropriation related to the construction of the new state public health laboratory and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–6
Feb 27, 2024
SB 137
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 27, 2024
HB 1022
make an appropriation to the Department of Education to provide professional development in literacy to teachers, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
62–6
Feb 26, 2024
SB 43
establish procedures for the imposition of fines and probation against medical cannabis establishments, increase the allowable fee for a medical cannabis establishment registration certificate, and direct the Department of Health to promulgate rules to increase the fee for a registration certificate.
Yea
Passed
59–10
Feb 26, 2024
HB 1201
make an appropriation for the teacher apprenticeship pathway program.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 26, 2024
HB 1061
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 26, 2024
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