Sen. Chris Karr
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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 25
update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities. Against party
Yea
Failed
17–17
Jan 23, 2026
SJR 501
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of terms an individual may serve as a member of the Legislature. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–3
Jan 23, 2026
SB 44
establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 23, 2026
SJR 502
applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Jan 23, 2026
SB 34
amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Jan 23, 2026
SB 84
increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 23, 2026
SB 9
revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center. Against party
Nay
Passed
18–16
Jan 22, 2026
SB 63
establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Jan 22, 2026
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