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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 87
revise provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils. Against party
Nay
Passed
31–2
Jan 22, 2024
SB 11
prohibit a practitioner from referring a patient to a medical cannabis clinic with which the practitioner or an immediate family member has a financial relationship and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jan 19, 2024
SB 56
permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.
Yea
Passed
21–12
Jan 19, 2024
SB 12
authorize certain employer actions regarding the use of cannabis by an employee or a prospective employee.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Jan 19, 2024
SB 75
modify provisions pertaining to the designation of a legal newspaper.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 19, 2024
SB 55
remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Jan 19, 2024
SB 20
establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker. Against party
Nay
Passed
23–10
Jan 19, 2024
SB 27
modify the criteria for removal from the sex offender registry.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jan 19, 2024
SB 5
reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 19, 2024
SB 83
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Jan 19, 2024
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