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

This page

711

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 190

codify the rights of a parent.

Yea

Passed

17–16

Feb 12, 2026

HB 1043

make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 12, 2026

HB 1118

make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 12, 2026

HCR 6012

recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 11, 2026

SCR 608

urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

Yea

Passed

30–3

Feb 11, 2026

SB 198

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

Yea

Passed

19–14

Feb 11, 2026

SB 20

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

Yea

Passed

14–1

Feb 11, 2026

SB 156

modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor. Against party

Nay

Passed

25–8

Feb 11, 2026

SJR 504

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events via mobile or electronic platform.

Yea

Passed

23–10

Feb 11, 2026

SB 55

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

Yea

Passed

16–0

Feb 11, 2026