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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
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Date
SB 183
remove a one-year requirement for legal newspapers.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Feb 8, 2023
SB 195
authorize the redistricting of water development district director areas by the district's board of directors.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1091
amend provisions of the insurance statutes regarding producer recommendations and responsibilities.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 8, 2023
SB 126
expand the availability of emergency services in state parks.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 7, 2023
SB 93
provide an increased appropriation for the construction costs of an athletics events center at Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 7, 2023
SB 143
raise the revenue threshold for a required audit of a water development district.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 7, 2023
SB 198
allow medical cannabis establishments to maintain certain cardholder data and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 7, 2023
SB 198
allow medical cannabis establishments to maintain certain cardholder data and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
20–15
Feb 7, 2023
SB 5
extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.
Yea
Passed
32–3
Feb 7, 2023
SB 91
revise certain provisions regarding the crime of rape and provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
5–2
Feb 7, 2023
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