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 195

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

Yea

Failed

16–17

Feb 18, 2026

HB 1003

amend provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 18, 2026

HB 1018

amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Feb 18, 2026

HB 1201

authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs.

Yea

Passed

19–15

Feb 18, 2026

SB 111

require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 17, 2026

SB 179

permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 17, 2026

SB 190

codify the rights of a parent.

Yea

Passed

19–15

Feb 17, 2026

SB 195

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

Yea

Failed

17–17

Feb 17, 2026

SB 55

make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 17, 2026

SB 20

make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

30–4

Feb 17, 2026