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 122

establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Feb 5, 2026

SB 139

revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

Absent

Passed

5–0

Feb 5, 2026

SB 129

update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 5, 2026

SB 137

establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Feb 5, 2026

SB 154

clarify the eligibility of multiple garages or structures to be classified as owner-occupied.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 5, 2026

SB 150

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

Nay

Passed

4–2

Feb 5, 2026

SB 197

modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund.

Absent

Passed

8–0

Feb 5, 2026

HB 1029

revise provisions related to the practice of addiction counseling and prevention services.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 5, 2026

SB 171

amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 5, 2026

SB 151

require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 5, 2026