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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
Tally
Date
SB 98
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in child molestation cases. Against party
Nay
Passed
31–2
Feb 7, 2024
SB 219
modify provisions related to the control of counties and municipalities over medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Feb 7, 2024
SB 115
prevent a county, township, or municipality from authorizing a guaranteed income program.
Yea
Passed
29–4
Feb 7, 2024
SB 151
revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 7, 2024
SB 97
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in sexual assault cases. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–8
Feb 7, 2024
HB 1049
authorize the Board of Regents to accept and use easement proceeds for the purposes authorized by the 2022 Session Laws, chapter 198.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Feb 7, 2024
HB 1127
modify requirements for incorporating municipalities that are within three miles of another incorporated municipality.
Yea
Passed
5–2
Feb 7, 2024
SB 78
provide for an E15 fuel tax refund.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 7, 2024
SB 177
permit the appointment of a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice as a member of the Public Utilities Commission in place of a disqualified or incapacitated commissioner. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–13
Feb 6, 2024
SB 172
allow a person to temporarily take responsibility of a feral cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering the animal.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 6, 2024
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