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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
HB 1127
make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 28, 2023
HB 1196
make an appropriation for improving the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
29–5
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1215
revise certain provisions regarding the operation of a golf cart on a state or county highway.
Yea
Passed
18–16
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1007
add emergency medical services personnel to Class B public safety membership of the South Dakota Retirement System.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Feb 27, 2023
SB 17
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1030
make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of the bioproducts facility in Brookings, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
22–12
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1185
prohibit certain restrictions in employment contracts.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Feb 27, 2023
SB 172
make an appropriation for design costs related to the health services center at Black Hills State University–Rapid City, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Feb 27, 2023
SB 173
make an appropriation for design costs related to the new Lincoln Hall at Northern State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
30–4
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1056
modify the limit of consecutive terms for members of the Board of Technical Education.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Feb 27, 2023
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