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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
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Date
HB 1144
revise certain provisions regarding the transportation of students participating in open enrollment. Against party
Nay
Passed
38–25
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1171
allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1139
repeal provisions regarding maximum taxes levied by a school district for capital outlay.
Nay
Failed
30–34
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1262
make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for certain health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1146
revise provisions related to unclaimed property.
Yea
Passed
4–0
Feb 19, 2019
SB 36
revise the membership of the State Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.
Yea
Passed
58–5
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1087
promote free speech and intellectual diversity at certain institutions of higher education.
Yea
Passed
41–23
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1255
make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1176
provide for the regulation of saline tattoo removal by municipalities.
Yea
Passed
60–3
Feb 19, 2019
HB 1122
revise references to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Yea
Passed
57–7
Feb 19, 2019
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