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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
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
17–0
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1204
make an appropriation for the reimbursement of certain costs incurred in providing medical services to an adopted child and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
14–3
Feb 23, 2023
SB 143
raise the revenue threshold for a required audit of a water development district.
Yea
Passed
57–9
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1187
make an appropriation for pediatric cancer research and resource projects and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
14–3
Feb 23, 2023
SB 76
provide for licensure by endorsement for certain licensed professionals and occupations.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 23, 2023
SB 46
enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1190
make an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a military heritage museum in Sioux Falls and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
15–2
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1204
make an appropriation for the reimbursement of certain costs incurred in providing medical services to an adopted child and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
3–14
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1044
establish scholarships for individuals pursuing careers in the behavioral health field, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1196
make an appropriation for improving the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
60–6
Feb 23, 2023
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