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R South Dakota Senate · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Mark Lapka

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Total votes
710
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
Sponsored
15
bills & resolutions
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Committees
2
assignments
710 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
567
voted in favor
Nay
102
voted against
Absent
40
missed votes
Total cast
710
across all sessions
Crossed party
81
votes against own party
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710
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 74
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1326
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.
Yea
Passed
13–5
Mar 11, 2026
SB 159
revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 10, 2026
SB 119
create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.
Yea
Passed
20–12
Mar 10, 2026
SB 39
revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 10, 2026
SB 135
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Mar 10, 2026
SB 106
modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–11
Mar 10, 2026
SB 171
amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Mar 10, 2026
SB 221
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
29–5
Mar 10, 2026
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