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Chris Karr
SD Senate District 11
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Senate District 11 current
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 14, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| SD Senate District 11
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 10, 2017 | Jan 13, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (413 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 188 — revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines. | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 155 — increase legislative oversight procedures and protections against conflicts of interest, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 175 — require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency. | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 111 — require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 6012 — recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 156 — modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 608 — urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 116 — make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 504 — proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 198 — restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 110 — regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1030 — amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 117 — make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 98 — prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. | Not voting | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 68 — make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 73 — revise provisions relating to state financial practices. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 67 — make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 60 — restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 606 — encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 72 — extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise resource planning systems. | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 94 — revise provisions pertaining to open records. | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 146 — clarify the effect of the resignation of certain gubernatorial appointees. | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 112 — establish a currency based on gold and silver. | Not voting | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 122 — establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor. | Nay | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 223 — modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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SJR 508
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proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant…
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SB 199
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establish a new fund to provide property tax relief.
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SB 198
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restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.
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SB 1
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amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
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SB 15
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create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.
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HB 1103
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require that annual withdrawal of groundwater from any groundwater source may not exceed the annual recharge of water to the groundwater source.
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SB 222
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make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.
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SB 228
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modify provisions for a tax increment financing district.
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SB 221
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regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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SCR 603
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supporting the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in establishing a working group of nutrition experts to determine national standards…
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