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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 72
revise provisions related to the discharge of a defendant restored to competency.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Jan 26, 2023
SB 44
repeal provisions regarding the creation of river basin natural resource districts.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Jan 26, 2023
SB 74
provide for the establishment of regional jail authorities.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Jan 26, 2023
SCR 602
Affirming the Legislature's support of the United States Supreme Court decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Yea
Passed
30–3
Jan 26, 2023
SB 70
revise provisions related to courtroom modifications for child witnesses.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Jan 26, 2023
SB 75
revise provisions related to parental support for expenses related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Yea
Passed
6–0
Jan 26, 2023
HB 1018
repeal the authorized forfeiture of property used in the illegal capture of fish.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 26, 2023
SB 45
repeal the requirement for an annual report by the Board of Regents regarding intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas Against party
Nay
Passed
21–12
Jan 25, 2023
SB 7
clarify emergency commitments of severely mentally ill persons by appropriate regional facilities.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jan 25, 2023
HB 1011
revise employer contribution rates.
Yea
Passed
30–3
Jan 25, 2023
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