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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
HB 1226
regulate industrial hemp-derived delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol products, and other hemp-derived psychoactive compounds, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
48–20
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1020
provide for the sale of certain surplus real estate in Rapid City to Pennington County and to provide for the deposit of the proceeds.
Nay
Failed
8–9
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1240
amend provisions addressing guardianships and conservatorships.
Yea
Passed
65–3
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1031
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the dairy research and extension farm at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–1
Feb 21, 2023
SCR 604
Urging the United States Congress to re-introduce the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act.
Yea
Passed
61–7
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1030
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
13–3
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1006
increase the funding for construction of an addition to the Kinsman Building in Pierre, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1032
make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1196
make an appropriation for improving the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
16–0
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1138
require updated cost report information for certain community-based health and human services providers.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 21, 2023
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