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 1039

provide for the payment of legal expenses originating from crime committed at a facility maintained by the Department of Corrections.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Feb 15, 2024

HB 1228

provide that required exterior hunting garments may be fluorescent pink.

Yea

Passed

65–1

Feb 14, 2024

HB 1098

provide free birth certificates to persons experiencing homelessness.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Feb 14, 2024

HB 1229

add a county as able to be assigned responsibility for secondary highways on municipal boundaries.

Yea

Passed

63–2

Feb 14, 2024

SCR 603

Opposing the adoption and development of a central bank digital currency.

Yea

Passed

66–0

Feb 14, 2024

HB 1158

limit reliance upon secondary sources as statements of law.

Yea

Passed

60–6

Feb 14, 2024

HB 1238

reimburse school districts for costs incurred in providing reduced price meals to students.

Yea

Passed

6–0

Feb 14, 2024

SB 46

authorize the disclosure of referral status by Department of Human Services personnel.

Yea

Passed

64–1

Feb 14, 2024

SB 105

provide for the employment of veterans' service officers by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Yea

Passed

14–0

Feb 14, 2024

HB 1224

require the creation of an informational video and other materials describing the state's abortion law and medical care for a pregnant woman experiencing life-threatening or health-threatening medical conditions.

Yea

Passed

61–5

Feb 14, 2024