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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 156
make an appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act monies for eligible water projects and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
5–0
Feb 16, 2023
HB 1222
limit the liability of permit and certificate-issuing entities and certified use of force instructors.
Yea
Passed
5–0
Feb 16, 2023
SB 120
increase an amount of property value owned by a local industrial development corporation that is exempt from taxation.
Yea
Passed
21–12
Feb 16, 2023
SB 174
prohibit the enactment or implementation of an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits the use of an energy utility service.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 15, 2023
SB 129
include school employees in certain assault provisions and provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
22–12
Feb 15, 2023
HB 1054
provide a stipend for the erection of a private headstone for a deceased veteran.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 15, 2023
SB 181
authorize the provision of medical records and the imposition of related fees.
Yea
Passed
30–3
Feb 15, 2023
SB 171
create term limits for future public utilities commissioners.
Nay
Failed
15–19
Feb 15, 2023
SB 40
revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
18–16
Feb 15, 2023
SB 108
provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course.
Nay
Passed
18–17
Feb 14, 2023
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