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
SB 188
modify the time before which rural access infrastructure grant moneys must be expended or obligated.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 21, 2024
HB 1039
provide for the payment of legal expenses originating from crime committed at a facility maintained by the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 21, 2024
HB 1244
provide a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–8
Feb 20, 2024
SB 94
amend provisions pertaining to the partners in education tax credit program.
Yea
Passed
63–2
Feb 20, 2024
HB 1098
provide free birth certificates to persons experiencing homelessness.
Yea
Passed
50–15
Feb 20, 2024
HB 1257
require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.
Yea
Passed
60–5
Feb 20, 2024
HB 1213
create the Dr. Nicholas W. Drummond Center for Civic Engagement at Black Hills State University.
Yea
Passed
61–4
Feb 20, 2024
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