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 165

revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 12, 2026

SB 190

codify the rights of a parent.

Yea

Passed

17–16

Feb 12, 2026

SB 205

revise registration fees for drones and establish a fund to support drone aviation.

Yea

Passed

6–1

Feb 12, 2026

SB 168

regulate the use of chatbots by minors.

Absent

Passed

6–0

Feb 12, 2026

SB 186

authorize the shipment of distilled spirits directly to consumers, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

6–2

Feb 12, 2026

HB 1043

make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 12, 2026

HB 1118

make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 12, 2026

SB 220

authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Absent

Passed

6–0

Feb 12, 2026

SB 188

revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Feb 12, 2026

HCR 6012

recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 11, 2026