R South Dakota Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Karr

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Session

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

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

SB 38

modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations.

Yea

Passed

28–4

Jan 21, 2026

SB 24

create a solid background license plate for South Dakota.

Yea

Passed

31–2

Jan 21, 2026

SB 93

prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency for a period of time.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 48

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 4

revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 47

revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 4

revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.

Absent

Passed

6–0

Jan 20, 2026

SB 5

require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature.

Absent

Passed

32–0

Jan 20, 2026

SB 8

permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.

Absent

Passed

31–1

Jan 20, 2026

SB 9

revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.

Absent

Passed

6–0

Jan 20, 2026