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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
SB 98
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in child molestation cases.
Absent
Passed
4–2
Feb 6, 2024
SB 152
establish maximum fees for legal publications and to remove related rule-making authority from the Bureau of Administration.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Feb 6, 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 97
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in sexual assault cases.
Yea
Passed
5–2
Feb 6, 2024
SJR 506
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, to address the right of citizens to bear arms.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 6, 2024
SB 211
revise notarial acts.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1128
require a zoning authority to determine that a well is an established well that has not been abandoned in making a permitting decision.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 6, 2024
SCR 605
Affirming the value of grassland ecosystems and the importance of farmers and ranchers as managers.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 6, 2024
SB 202
require active efforts in abuse and neglect proceedings that involve Indian children.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 6, 2024
SB 35
provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 6, 2024
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