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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
HB 1011
revise the membership of the South Dakota Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Jan 23, 2024
SB 17
modify the residency requirements for voter registration and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Jan 23, 2024
SB 79
revise provisions related to the possession, distribution, and manufacture of child pornography.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 23, 2024
SB 46
authorize the disclosure of referral status by Department of Human Services personnel.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jan 22, 2024
SB 78
provide for an E15 fuel tax refund.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jan 22, 2024
SB 73
provide that the presiding officer of the Senate is required to sign each enrolled bill.
Yea
Passed
27–6
Jan 22, 2024
SB 43
establish procedures for the imposition of fines and probation against medical cannabis establishments, increase the allowable fee for a medical cannabis establishment registration certificate, and direct the Department of Health to promulgate rules to increase the fee for a registration certificate.
Yea
Passed
22–11
Jan 22, 2024
HCR 6006
Urging the members of South Dakota's congressional delegation to sponsor and support an amendment to the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 22, 2024
SB 71
remove a prohibition on the ability of law enforcement and various governmental entities to inspect, search, seize, prosecute, or impose disciplinary action on cannabis dispensaries, cultivation facilities, manufacturing facilities, and testing facilities.
Yea
Passed
26–7
Jan 22, 2024
HB 1026
clarify the requirement for the construction or expansion of a municipal campground or tourist accommodation facility.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Jan 22, 2024
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