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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 152
establish maximum fees for legal publications and to remove related rule-making authority from the Bureau of Administration.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 22, 2024
SB 97
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in sexual assault cases.
Nay
Failed
31–35
Feb 22, 2024
HB 1082
change the eligibility requirements, and the exempt value, of a property tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses.
Yea
Passed
64–2
Feb 22, 2024
SB 171
make and change an appropriation related to the construction of the new state public health laboratory and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
15–0
Feb 21, 2024
SB 170
repeal and replace an appropriation regarding the South Dakota women's prison and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
15–0
Feb 21, 2024
SB 50
make an appropriation for the site preparation and construction of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Rapid City, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
14–1
Feb 21, 2024
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