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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
476
votes against own party
This page
3,722
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1174
establish the date of kindergarten enrollment eligibility.
Yea
Passed
58–6
Feb 18, 2020
SB 34
establish a qualified benefit preservation arrangement for eligible members of the South Dakota Retirement System.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 18, 2020
HB 1079
authorize a county to assess an administration fee for the processing of certain title applications.
Yea
Passed
61–4
Feb 18, 2020
HB 1152
provide financial assistance for school sentinel training.
Yea
Passed
40–25
Feb 18, 2020
HB 1009
revise provisions regarding failure to comply with outpatient commitment or treatment orders.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 13, 2020
HB 1034
make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 13, 2020
HB 1165
revise provisions regarding the acceptance of gifts by municipalities.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 13, 2020
HB 1014
place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
52–7
Feb 13, 2020
HB 1217
establish a nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
7–2
Feb 13, 2020
SB 8
revise certain provisions regarding insurance holding companies.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 13, 2020
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