R South Dakota Senate · District 24 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Jim Mehlhaff

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Session

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

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

This page

1,628

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 204

revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Feb 19, 2026

HB 1012

revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.

Yea

Passed

6–1

Feb 19, 2026

SB 150

exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process. Against party

Yea

Failed

15–19

Feb 19, 2026

HB 1018

amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 19, 2026

SB 235

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center. Against party

Nay

Passed

5–4

Feb 18, 2026

SB 235

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center. Against party

Yea

Failed

4–5

Feb 18, 2026

SB 224

provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. Against party

Nay

Passed

20–14

Feb 18, 2026

SB 127

limit nuisances caused by data centers.

Yea

Passed

5–3

Feb 18, 2026

SB 195

repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. Against party

Nay

Failed

16–17

Feb 18, 2026

SB 135

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. Against party

Nay

Passed

5–4

Feb 18, 2026