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

HB 1188

allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1114

make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1106

require a report regarding refugee resettlement services.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 3, 2025

HCR 6008

Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak passenger rail service to the state.

Nay

Failed

17–18

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1188

allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.

Yea

Passed

31–4

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1131

make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 3, 2025

HJR 5001

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1192

remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. Against party

Nay

Passed

21–13

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1222

expand the authorized carrying, possession, and storage of a concealed pistol.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1052

prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.

Yea

Passed

7–2

Mar 3, 2025