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 61

ban hemp-derived intoxicants not for medical purposes.

Nay

Failed

14–19

Jan 22, 2026

SB 17

prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 10

revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

Yea

Passed

30–3

Jan 21, 2026

SB 46

modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 38

modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations.

Yea

Passed

28–4

Jan 21, 2026

SB 24

create a solid background license plate for South Dakota.

Yea

Passed

31–2

Jan 21, 2026

SB 93

prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency for a period of time.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 48

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 4

revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jan 21, 2026

SB 47

revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Jan 21, 2026