R North Dakota House · District 35 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Karen Karls

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Total votes

5,164

all sessions

Attendance

100%

6 missed

Higher than 94% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

6%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

3,923

voted in favor

Nay

1,235

voted against

Absent

6

missed votes

Total cast

5,164

across all sessions

Crossed party

353

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

HB 1408

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-03-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to annually reconvened sessions of the legislative assembly; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date. Against party

Nay

Passed

64–26

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1591

AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

74–16

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1584

AN ACT to create and enact four new sections to chapter 26.1-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pharmacy benefits managers and a pharmacy benefit manager enforcement fund; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-01-07, sections 26.1-27.1-01, 26.1-27.1-02, 26.1-27.1-04, 26.1-27.1-06 and 26.1-27.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pharmacy benefits managers; to repeal section 26.1-27-01.1 and chapter 26.1-36.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pharmacy benefits managers and prescription drug costs; to provide a penalty; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1569

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to human trafficking awareness and prevention curriculum.

Nay

Failed

25–65

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1533

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1329

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding the establishment of a government spending database.

Yea

Passed

81–8

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1161

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to funding for newly created full-time equivalent positions at institutions under the control of the state board of higher education.

Yea

Passed

74–16

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1095

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child protective services and school district child safety liaison work group.

Yea

Passed

81–9

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1064

AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the national council for state authorization reciprocity agreements membership; to amend and reenact sections 15-18.1-01, 15-18.1-02, 15-18.1-05, 15-18.1-06, and 15-18.1-10, and subsection 4 of section 15-18.1-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to postsecondary education institution standards; and to repeal section 15-18.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authorization of a postsecondary educational institution not operating in this state.

Yea

Passed

89–1

Feb 21, 2025

HB 1594

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to medical costs transparency for health care facilities; to amend and reenact section 26.1-47-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to health care facility and preferred provider compliance with medical cost transparency requirements; and to provide a penalty. Against party

Nay

Passed

89–1

Feb 21, 2025