R North Dakota House · District 35 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Karen Karls

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Total votes

5,157

all sessions

Attendance

100%

6 missed

Higher than 95% of chamber peers

With party

92%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

6%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

3,917

voted in favor

Nay

1,234

voted against

Absent

6

missed votes

Total cast

5,157

across all sessions

Crossed party

354

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 2238

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 40‑08‑09 and 40‑09‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to employing as city employees members of a city council or city commission; and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

85–5

Mar 15, 2017

SB 2172

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 43‑37 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to licensure of speech‑language pathology assistants; to amend and reenact sections 43‑37‑02, 43‑37‑03, 43‑37‑04, 43‑37‑04.1, 43‑37‑05, 43‑37‑06, 43‑37‑08, 43‑37‑09, 43‑37‑13, and 43‑37‑18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state board of examiners on audiology and speech‑language pathology and the regulation of speech‑language pathology assistants; to repeal section 43‑37‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to legislative intent; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 15, 2017

SB 2171

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 11‑27‑02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the notice requirements for the sale of property at a public sale.

Yea

Passed

86–4

Mar 15, 2017

SB 2277

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 14‑09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to child support obligations of incarcerated parents.

Yea

Passed

53–38

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2281

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 50‑09‑08.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice of a motor vehicle operator's license restriction for nonpayment of child support. Against party

Yea

Failed

29–62

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2117

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 50‑24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks for medicaid services applicants, providers, and staff members; to amend and reenact section 50‑06‑01.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks for job applicants, department staff, county employees, contractors, and medicaid services applicants, providers, and staff members; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

69–22

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2024

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 23‑12‑10.4, subsection 2 of section 54‑27‑25, and subsection 1 of section 54‑59‑22.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to smoking prohibited signage, the tobacco settlement trust fund, and required use of centralized desktop support services; to repeal chapter 23‑42 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the tobacco prevention and control program; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

62–29

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2230

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study of hybrid long‑term care partnership plan insurance coverage.

Yea

Passed

82–9

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2283

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to denial of tax incentives to taxpayers delinquent on the payment of state or local taxes; and to provide an effective date.

Yea

Passed

90–1

Mar 14, 2017

SB 2131

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 and section 43‑26.1‑05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the North Dakota board of physical therapy for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant applicants and licensees.

Yea

Passed

71–16

Mar 14, 2017