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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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1,628
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 140
prohibit the imposition of fishing and hunting license fees on members of an Indian Tribe.
Yea
Passed
4–3
Feb 1, 2024
SB 111
revise requirements for mining and mineral exploration.
Yea
Passed
28–3
Feb 1, 2024
SB 77
revise a provision related to threatening law enforcement officers.
Yea
Passed
27–4
Feb 1, 2024
SB 77
revise a provision related to threatening law enforcement officers. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
17–14
Feb 1, 2024
SB 103
standardize certain school safety practices. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
16–15
Jan 31, 2024
HCR 6010
Acknowledging the need to protect our borders and affirming South Dakota's support of the defense of the southern border.
Yea
Passed
28–3
Jan 31, 2024
SB 117
revise provisions regarding industrial hemp.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 31, 2024
SB 99
modify provisions pertaining to applying for an absentee ballot application and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
30–1
Jan 30, 2024
SB 120
provide an additional basis for the Interim Rules Review Committee to revert a proposed administrative rule.
Yea
Passed
25–6
Jan 30, 2024
HB 1046
prohibit the intentional disarming of a law enforcement officer and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 30, 2024
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