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R South Dakota Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Karr

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Total votes
3,722
all sessions
Attendance
96%
120 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
86%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
8%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
244
bills & resolutions
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
Committees
10
assignments
3,722 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
2,953
voted in favor
Nay
579
voted against
Absent
120
missed votes
Total cast
3,722
across all sessions
Crossed party
482
votes against own party
This page
3,722
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 89
increase the daily maximum award for the alternative care program administered by the Unified Judicial System.
Absent
Passed
8–0
Mar 1, 2023
SB 120
increase an amount of property value owned by a local industrial development corporation that is exempt from taxation. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–24
Mar 1, 2023
SB 79
make an appropriation to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to improve and repair infrastructure around Hiddenwood Lake and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
20–45
Mar 1, 2023
SB 180
address requirements for the execution of a living will. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–23
Mar 1, 2023
HB 1108
revise provisions related to abandoned mobile or manufactured homes.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Mar 1, 2023
SB 145
revise provisions pertaining to township eligibility for the rural access infrastructure fund.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Mar 1, 2023
SB 21
make an appropriation for costs related to the Black Hills National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan revision process and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
54–11
Mar 1, 2023
SB 74
provide for the establishment of regional jail authorities.
Yea
Passed
44–22
Mar 1, 2023
SB 191
establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.
Nay
Failed
25–41
Mar 1, 2023
SB 159
revise provisions regarding vehicle warranty claims.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Mar 1, 2023
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