Sen. Chris Karr
Total votes
3,721
all sessions
Attendance
96%
120 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
3,721 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,952
voted in favor
Nay
579
voted against
Absent
120
missed votes
Total cast
3,721
across all sessions
Crossed party
477
votes against own party
This page
3,721
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1138
require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–14
Mar 5, 2026
HB 1038
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
Yea
Passed
7–2
Mar 5, 2026
SB 131
revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 5, 2026
HB 1244
repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program.
Yea
Passed
30–4
Mar 4, 2026
HB 1263
eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.
Yea
Passed
28–6
Mar 4, 2026
HB 1274
prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Mar 4, 2026
HB 1089
modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.
Yea
Passed
23–11
Mar 4, 2026
HB 1180
ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 4, 2026
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