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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 79 — make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and… | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1209 — require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. | Not voting | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1107 — modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes. | Nay | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 37 — make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1275 — create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | Nay | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1286 — amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1027 — update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1084 — amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 130 — make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force… | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 220 — authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an… | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 231 — create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the… | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 240 — make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1049 — protect electric infrastructure in this state. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1046 — authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an… | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1106 — revise the terms of county extension board members. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1219 — require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1146 — adopt the physician assistant licensure compact. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1130 — amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund. | Nay | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1001 — provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1007 — amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1260 — authorize the establishment of municipal property tax rebate programs. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1084 — amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1104 — revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1095 — modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 5001 — proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota… | Yea | Feb 25, 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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