Mark Lapka
Born
1980
Contact
Email · Mark.Lapka@sdlegislature.gov
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 15 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 0 all-time
6
Enacted into law
this session · 8 all-time
1125
Recorded votes
94%
Vote participation
voted in 94% of 1125 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
71 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
87.9%
based on 396 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
12.1%
based on 396 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
93.4%
based on 396 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
15 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- SJR 508 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. Passed
- SB 124 temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. Signed
- SB 199 establish a new fund to provide property tax relief. Failed
- HB 1064 provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law. Signed
- HB 1076 revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency. Signed
- HB 1264 eliminate the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force, and to provide that the Department of Revenue receive the submission of recommendations and provide a report on agricultural value. Signed
- SB 225 apportion interest earnings from the unclaimed property trust fund to school districts. In Committee
- HJR 5001 proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain. In Committee
- SB 135 protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. Signed
- SB 88 clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. Signed
Historical 5 bills
- HB 1165 provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops. Died
- HB 1183 amend the other revenue base amount available to certain school districts. Died
- HB 1052 prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. Signed
- HJR 5001 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. Signed
- HB 1070 prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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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.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1139
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.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Do Pass Amended |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 69
make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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HB 1073
provide for the creation of a cardiac emergency plan in every school and to make an appropriation therefor.
Do Pass |
Nay | fail | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1202
authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 206
make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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SB 217
make an appropriation for a fire management officer position within the Department of Public Safety.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1213
make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 37
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 136
make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1073
provide for the creation of a cardiac emergency plan in every school and to make an appropriation therefor.
Deferred to the 41st legislative day |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 174
make an appropriation to defray the operational costs of school districts.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1204
create the South Dakota school construction fund, provide for the transfer of moneys to the fund, and make an appropriation therefor.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1086
make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 79
make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 213
create the building opportunity through out-of-school time program and the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund, authorize a new fee, make an appropriation therefor, and transfer moneys to the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1150
make an appropriation to increase the rate of payment for federally qualified health centers.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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SB 231
create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1262
make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1293
make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1048
make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1147
make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1261
provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund.
Do Pass Amended |
Not Voting | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
SB 240
make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
|
SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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SB 130
make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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HB 1244
repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
|
HB 1072
provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
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SB 20
make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2026 |
|
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2026 |
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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.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 116
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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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.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1046
authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 225
apportion interest earnings from the unclaimed property trust fund to school districts.
Referred to |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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SB 102
modify the distribution of gaming revenues.
Referred to |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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HB 1021
authorize the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to dismantle and demolish buildings on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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HB 1042
authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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HB 1047
make an appropriation for the construction costs at the Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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SB 39
revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2026 |
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HB 1044
make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.
Motion to amend |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
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HB 1044
make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |