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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 1121
expand the definition of a pesticide dealer.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1042
update additional charges allowed for mailing decals and plates and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1112
modify provisions for a statewide runoff election.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 23, 2023
SB 18
revise the appropriation for a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
26–9
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1132
revise provisions regarding the duties of the medical marijuana oversight committee.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 23, 2023
HCR 6001
To recommend the Executive Board establish a task force to study a potential optional educational path.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 22, 2023
SB 191
establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota. Against party
Nay
Passed
22–12
Feb 22, 2023
HB 1147
provide for the organization of townships or fractions of townships.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Feb 22, 2023
SB 168
authorize a board of a school district to adopt policies regarding students who are registered sex offenders, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 22, 2023
SB 89
increase the daily maximum award for the alternative care program administered by the Unified Judicial System.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 22, 2023
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