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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 21
make an appropriation for costs related to the Black Hills National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan revision process and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 64
repeal provisions related to the jail mental health screening pilot program and oversight council.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 54
require a convicted defendant to reimburse for the cost of digital forensic examination fees. Against party
Yea
Failed
15–20
Jan 24, 2023
SB 51
revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 50
revise the crime of witness tampering.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 7
clarify emergency commitments of severely mentally ill persons by appropriate regional facilities.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 48
enhance the penalty for attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Jan 24, 2023
SB 46
enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.
Yea
Passed
31–4
Jan 24, 2023
SB 58
clarify that the special amusement excise tax applies to the sale of amusement devices.
Yea
Passed
32–3
Jan 24, 2023
SB 56
revise requirements to relocate a county seat.
Yea
Passed
31–4
Jan 24, 2023
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