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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
9%
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
477
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 133
provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 24, 2026
SB 74
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
26–7
Feb 24, 2026
SB 121
transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 24, 2026
SJR 505
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the assessed value of real property and limiting real property taxes. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
5–4
Feb 23, 2026
SJR 508
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 23, 2026
SB 96
authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–14
Feb 23, 2026
SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–13
Feb 23, 2026
SB 244
address issues facing South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 23, 2026
SB 239
modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
17–16
Feb 23, 2026
SB 193
clarify the definition of backup electric generation.
Nay
Failed
17–17
Feb 23, 2026
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