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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 1028
revise petition requirements and the criteria for issuance of a water right permit. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–21
Jan 27, 2021
HB 1076
require that birth certificates reflect biological sex.
Yea
Passed
37–31
Jan 27, 2021
SB 40
revise certain references to the Internal Revenue Code.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Jan 27, 2021
HB 1056
authorize the designation of Purple Star schools.
Nay
Failed
25–43
Jan 26, 2021
SB 46
allow for the consideration of certain instruction to count towards the minimum number of hours required in a school term during a declared state of emergency.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Jan 26, 2021
HB 1069
modify the expenditures that are recoverable as disbursements by a prevailing party in a civil action or a special proceeding. Against party
Nay
Passed
63–5
Jan 26, 2021
HB 1035
remove the locking seal requirement for the transportation of big game animals. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–25
Jan 26, 2021
HB 1001
correct technical errors in statutory cross-references regarding insurance.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jan 26, 2021
HB 1035
remove the locking seal requirement for the transportation of big game animals. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–21
Jan 26, 2021
HB 1015
provide rule-making authority for establishing an appraiser experience training and setting fees.
Yea
Passed
59–9
Jan 26, 2021
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