R South Dakota Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Karr

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Session

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

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

Tally

Date

HB 1078

make an appropriation to the Department of Human Services for the development and expansion of adult day services programs and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

61–6

Feb 27, 2023

SB 5

extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.

Yea

Passed

65–2

Feb 27, 2023

SB 50

revise the crime of witness tampering.

Yea

Passed

62–5

Feb 27, 2023

HB 1017

authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer funds to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

51–16

Feb 27, 2023

HB 1016

authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Rapid City, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

64–2

Feb 27, 2023

SB 86

require candidates for party precinct committeeman or committeewoman to include an email address and phone number in the written statement submitted to the county auditor.

Yea

Passed

66–1

Feb 27, 2023

SB 158

make an appropriation to provide funding for major infrastructure projects to support South Dakota airports. Against party

Nay

Passed

15–2

Feb 24, 2023

SB 16

make an appropriation to rehabilitate the rail line from the city of Milbank to the city of Sisseton and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

16–1

Feb 24, 2023

SB 148

make an appropriation to provide support for an airline terminal infrastructure expansion project at the Rapid City Regional Airport.

Yea

Passed

15–0

Feb 24, 2023

SB 155

create the jail improvement and construction fund for the improvement and construction of jails, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

10–7

Feb 24, 2023