R South Dakota Senate · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Mark Lapka

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Session

Total votes

711

all sessions

Attendance

94%

40 missed

Lower than 92% of chamber peers

With party

87%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

8%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

568

voted in favor

Nay

102

voted against

Absent

40

missed votes

Total cast

711

across all sessions

Crossed party

81

votes against own party

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711

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 229

require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts. Against party

Yea

Failed

16–18

Feb 23, 2026

SB 219

require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 23, 2026

HB 1189

establish a greater tire weight limit for a mobile crane moving on any highway in this state.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 23, 2026

SB 121

transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Feb 23, 2026

SB 124

temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

29–5

Feb 23, 2026

SB 119

create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.

Yea

Passed

5–3

Feb 23, 2026

HB 1062

revise a provision related to aggravated assault.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 20, 2026

HB 1012

revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Feb 20, 2026

SB 193

clarify the definition of backup electric generation.

Nay

Failed

17–17

Feb 20, 2026

HB 1056

require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Against party

Nay

Passed

6–2

Feb 20, 2026