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
HB 1236
recognize students as Rushmore State Athletes upon demonstrating prescribed levels of physical fitness. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–23
Feb 12, 2024
SB 55
remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1208
require the director of equalization to adjust certain agricultural land values. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
23–43
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1225
define a multi-passenger quadricycle and to provide for the regulation of multi-passenger quadricycles.
Yea
Passed
60–7
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1212
require certain vehicles to be equipped with mud flaps. Against party
Yea
Passed
34–33
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1147
address discriminatory acts against entities participating in a 340B drug pricing program.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Feb 12, 2024
SB 40
establish a criminal background check requirement for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 12, 2024
HCR 6008
Opposing an initiated measure to place the right to an abortion in the Constitution of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1164
require a school board to hold a bond election at a primary or school general election. Against party
Yea
Failed
27–40
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1251
modify provisions related to the annexation of unplatted territory or agricultural land.
Nay
Failed
29–37
Feb 12, 2024
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