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State Senator
Chris Karr
(R) - South Dakota
South Dakota Senate District 11
In Office - Started: 01/14/2025
contact info
Capitol Office
Capitol Building
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3821
Home Phone Number
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Phone: 605-695-0391
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB143 | Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Vetoed |
| SB146 | Revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB144 | Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB145 | Require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1052 | Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB152 | Promote the future success and development of South Dakota. | An Act to promote the future success and development of South Dakota. | Dead |
| HB1200 | Permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. | An Act to permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. | Dead |
| SB150 | Improve South Dakota. | An Act to improve South Dakota. | Dead |
| SB147 | Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota. | An Act to promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota. | Dead |
| SB148 | Provide for the economic development of South Dakota. | An Act to provide for the economic development of South Dakota. | Dead |
| SB151 | Improve the transparency and openness of state government. | An Act to improve the transparency and openness of state government. | Dead |
| SB149 | Improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota. | An Act to improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota. | Dead |
| SB153 | Require that expenditures from the department of game, fish and parks fund be budgeted through the general appropriation bill. | An Act to require that expenditures from the department of game, fish and parks fund be budgeted through the general appropriation bill. | Dead |
| SB142 | Revise the dates for submission of budget requests. | An Act to revise the dates for submission of budget requests. | Dead |
| SB214 | Repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. | An Act to repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. | Dead |
| SB18 | Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | An Act to require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Dead |
| SCR602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC805 | Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-sixth anniversary. | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-sixth anniversary. | Dead |
| HB1020 | Establish education savings accounts. | An Act to establish education savings accounts. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Veto override | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1046 | Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB220 | Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Do Pass | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB6 | Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB73 | Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1007 | Prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1005 | Modify the requirement for payment of a private home study by the Department of Social Services. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1039 | Amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5003 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1062 | Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1062 | Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1066 | Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1135 | Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1143 | Require that the director of equalization adjust certain agricultural land values. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1165 | Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1184 | Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1208 | Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1245 | Exempt from the state sales and use tax gross receipts for certain services to a partnership. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1230 | Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1249 | Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1249 | Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1235 | Reduce a limit on the annual increases of property tax revenues payable to certain taxing districts, and to subject school districts to a limit on property taxes collected in a year. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Motion to amend | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| HB1242 | Limit the amount of money that a political action committee may accept from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Tabled | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1256 | Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1259 | Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1264 | Require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1040 | Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1040 | Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5003 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB75 | Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1061 | Prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1116 | Repeal a reporting requirement regarding industrial hemp. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Referred to | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1139 | Allow individualized investigative treatments for patients with life-threatening or debilitating diseases or conditions. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1135 | Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB176 | Clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Concurred in Resolution | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1167 | Make an appropriation for the development of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1174 | Revise certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1168 | Make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1170 | Make an appropriation for economic development in South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1184 | Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1204 | Revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Tabled | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1208 | Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1225 | Update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital charge information. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5006 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election before consideration of an initiated constitutional amendment or initiated measure having the same subject as a previously rejected initiated amendment or measure. | Tabled | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1256 | Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6013 | Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact. | Concurred in Resolution | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1264 | Require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6009 | Requesting the attorney general to file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. | Concurred in Resolution | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HCR6011 | Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations. | Concurred in Resolution | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1008 | Include a hybrid facility as a facility to be regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1012 | Clarify the status of the Statewide One-Call Notification Board as an agency administered by the Department of Public Safety and the duties of the Board. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1041 | Revise and repeal certain provisions pertaining to the state library and State Library Board. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB62 | Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB1083 | Modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1096 | Prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for certain rape offenses. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1161 | Allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1216 | Modify and repeal provisions related to the Legislative Research Council. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1238 | Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1008 | Include a hybrid facility as a facility to be regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HJR5002 | Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1012 | Clarify the status of the Statewide One-Call Notification Board as an agency administered by the Department of Public Safety and the duties of the Board. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1016 | Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1015 | Increase licensure fees related to the practice of funeral service and cremation. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1021 | Modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1037 | Suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1036 | Establish a minimum combined balance of the budget reserve fund and general revenue replacement fund. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB69 | Revise provisions related to trusts. | Concurred in amendments | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1052 | Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1059 | Clarify the meaning of teleconference for purposes of open meeting requirements. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1069 | Regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Tabled | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB1069 | Regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Motion to amend | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1085 | Establish a moratorium on the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines in this state. | Deferred to the 41st legislative day | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB1106 | Require a report regarding refugee resettlement services. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1124 | Repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB116 | Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1127 | Require that notice of a county's canvass, post-election audit, and testing of automatic tabulating equipment be posted to the secretary of state's website. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1126 | Modify provisions pertaining to the compensation of a recount board. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1132 | Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HCR6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1164 | Revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1204 | Revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Bonding Committee | Vice Chair | 1 |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Community Support Providers, State and Federal Efficiencies Interim Committee | Co-Chair | 1 |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force | 4 | |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Executive Board Committee | Vice Chair | 1 |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Government Operations and Audit Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Initial Incarceration, Reentry Analysis and Comparison of Relevant States Interim Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | South Dakota Joint Legislative Procedure Committee | Vice Chair | 1 |
| Detail | South Dakota Senate Commerce and Energy Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | South Dakota Senate Government Operations and Audit Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | South Dakota Senate Legislative Procedure Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee | 6 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | South Dakota Senate District 11 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/14/2025 | |
| SD | South Dakota House District 11 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 01/10/2017 | 12/16/2024 |