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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
SB 78
create the South Dakota Board of Physical Therapy and make an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 83
revise provisions regarding water development districts.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 117
increase dollar limits related to play on video lottery machines. Against party
Nay
Failed
17–18
Feb 2, 2023
HB 1027
make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 121
make an appropriation to support firefighter training efforts in the state.
Yea
Passed
5–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 4
modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 2, 2023
HB 1026
make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 5
extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 2, 2023
SB 99
authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.
Nay
Failed
7–28
Feb 2, 2023
HB 1063
require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address barriers to services for emerging adults involved in the justice system in South Dakota. Against party
Yea
Passed
18–17
Feb 2, 2023
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