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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 151
clarify information related to students that is not subject to survey, analysis, or evaluation without consent.
Nay
Failed
11–22
Feb 22, 2023
SB 149
create the Medicaid expansion fund and to transfer monies received as a result of expanding Medicaid eligibility.
Yea
Passed
28–7
Feb 22, 2023
SB 118
expand eligibility for certain teachers who receive reduced tuition at Board of Regents institutions. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
19–15
Feb 22, 2023
SB 205
reduce the penalty for unlawful possession of a cannabis product and provide exceptions.
Nay
Failed
14–21
Feb 22, 2023
SB 152
provide increased funding for the water and environment fund.
Yea
Passed
19–16
Feb 22, 2023
SB 159
revise provisions regarding vehicle warranty claims.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 22, 2023
SB 201
provide treatment for the ingestion of controlled substances.
Nay
Failed
17–18
Feb 22, 2023
HB 1148
clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 22, 2023
SB 184
make an appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act monies for preconstruction activities of regional water system projects and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
4–3
Feb 21, 2023
SB 196
provide for the study of long-term care services and to provide an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 21, 2023
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