South Dakota State Senator

Chris Karr 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB221

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/5/26

Report Pass

2/20/26

Engrossed

2/24/26

Refer

2/25/26

Report Pass

3/4/26

Enrolled

3/9/26

Passed

3/30/26

Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB228

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/4/26

Report Pass

2/20/26

Engrossed

2/24/26

Refer

2/25/26

Report Pass

3/3/26

Enrolled

3/4/26

Passed

3/12/26

Modify provisions for a tax increment financing district.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB135

Introduced

1/27/26

Refer

1/27/26

Report Pass

2/18/26

Engrossed

2/20/26

Refer

2/23/26

Report Pass

3/2/26

Enrolled

3/5/26

Passed

3/30/26

Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB196

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/23/26

Report Pass

2/24/26

Increase the income limits for a property tax assessment freeze.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB195

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/6/26

Report Pass

2/17/26

Repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB199

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/20/26

Report Pass

2/23/26

Establish a new fund to provide property tax relief.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB198

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/10/26

Report Pass

2/10/26

Engrossed

2/17/26

Refer

2/18/26

Report Pass

3/5/26

Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB197

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/5/26

Engrossed

2/9/26

Refer

2/10/26

Report Pass

2/25/26

Enrolled

2/26/26

Passed

3/10/26

Modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB222

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/4/26

Report Pass

2/23/26

Engrossed

2/24/26

Refer

2/25/26

Report Pass

3/5/26

Enrolled

3/9/26

Passed

3/30/26

Make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB15

Introduced

1/13/26

Refer

1/13/26

Report Pass

2/2/26

Engrossed

2/4/26

Refer

2/6/26

Report Pass

2/26/26

Enrolled

3/3/26

Passed

3/30/26

Create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SCR603

Introduced

1/23/26

Engrossed

1/26/26

Enrolled

1/29/26

Supporting the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in establishing a working group of nutrition experts to determine national standards for foods and beverages purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SJR508

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/4/26

Report Pass

2/23/26

Engrossed

2/24/26

Refer

2/25/26

Report Pass

3/2/26

Report Pass

3/4/26

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1215

Introduced

1/29/26

Refer

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/6/26

Engrossed

2/9/26

Refer

2/10/26

Report Pass

3/4/26

Enrolled

3/9/26

Passed

3/30/26

Authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB1

Introduced

1/13/26

Refer

1/13/26

Report Pass

1/16/26

Amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

South Dakota 2026 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1103

Introduced

1/21/26

Refer

1/21/26

Report Pass

1/29/26

Report Pass

2/2/26

Require that annual withdrawal of groundwater from any groundwater source may not exceed the annual recharge of water to the groundwater source.