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R South Dakota Senate · District 24 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Jim Mehlhaff

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Total votes
1,628
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 81% of chamber peers
With party
90%
of cast votes
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Sponsored
194
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
8
assignments
1,628 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,417
voted in favor
Nay
183
voted against
Absent
0
missed votes
Total cast
1,628
across all sessions
Crossed party
145
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SR 701
In support of investigating and opening an official inquiry into the Medals of Honor given to the United States soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1034
require hydrogen pipelines to be permitted by the Public Utilities Commission.
Yea
Passed
27–5
Feb 8, 2024
HB 1043
include lithium in the definition of precious metal for purposes of the minerals severance tax, and to set the tax rate for lithium severed in this state.
Yea
Passed
23–9
Feb 8, 2024
SB 175
add a domestic abuse shelter to the definition of a community safety zone.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Feb 8, 2024
HB 1092
revise provisions regarding the 911 emergency surcharge.
Yea
Passed
4–2
Feb 8, 2024
HB 1145
modify brand registration and use laws.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 8, 2024
SB 200
make an appropriation for a grant to the city of Mobridge for purchasing modular holding cells.
Yea
Passed
4–2
Feb 8, 2024
SB 215
prohibit the intentional release of polluting emissions into the atmosphere by cloud seeding, weather modification, excessive electromagnetic radio frequency and microwave radiation and providing enforcement and penalties for violations.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 8, 2024
SB 188
modify the time before which rural access infrastructure grant moneys must be expended or obligated.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Feb 8, 2024
SB 124
revise the eligibility of roads for the rural access infrastructure fund.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Feb 8, 2024
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