State Senate · SD-23
Mark Lapka
247 bills with a recorded vote
SB 121 · Mar 30South Dakota shifts $8.2 million to replace Richmond Lake dam and spillwayPass 28–2Lapka:YesHB 1326 · Mar 12South Dakota sets fiscal 2027 spending for agencies and schoolsPass 25–9Lapka:YesHB 1051 · Mar 12School districts would use set tax levies and funding formulasPass 34–0Lapka:YesSB 78 · Mar 12South Dakota updates state budgets and directs fund transfersPass 26–8Lapka:YesSB 245 · Mar 11South Dakota directs tax revenue to a homeowner property tax fundPass 20–13No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 24Lapka:YesSB 74 · Mar 11South Dakota moves money from two state funds into its general fundPass 33–0No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 24Lapka:YesHB 1209 · Mar 11Employers would verify workers through the federal E-Verify programFail 15–19Procedural vote · Excluded from alignmentLapka:YesHB 1200 · Mar 11South Dakota sets aside $5.5 million for nonprofit victim servicesPass 31–2No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentLapka:Yes
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