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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%
121 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
121
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
Tally
Date
HB 1232
lower the compulsory age for school attendance.
Nay
Failed
26–37
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1256
make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to revise the income eligibility requirements for property and sales tax refunds, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1251
license out-of-state multi-jurisdictional totalizator hubs and distribute source market fees to the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund.
Yea
Passed
42–21
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1251
license out-of-state multi-jurisdictional totalizator hubs and distribute source market fees to the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund.
Yea
Passed
46–17
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1225
establish a determinant in identifying a student's sexual identity for the purpose of participation in high school athletics.
Yea
Failed
31–33
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1265
revise provisions regarding certain tax rates.
Yea
Passed
35–29
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1132
revise certain provisions regarding the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.
Yea
Passed
40–23
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1265
revise provisions regarding certain tax rates.
Yea
Passed
35–29
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1219
revise certain provisions regarding surplus line insurance.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1195
revise provisions regarding juvenile justice.
Yea
Passed
48–16
Feb 25, 2019
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