Jim Mehlhaff
Republican · Senator · District 24
- 1,209
- Votes cast
- 90%
- Voted yes
- 3%
- Missed or skipped
- 10
- Bills written
How they voted
- Yestransfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.SB121 · Mar 30, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrevise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.HB1051 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrevise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.SB78 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Yesappropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.HB1326 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Yesmake an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.HB1200 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yescreate the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.SB245 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Norequire employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.HB1209 · Mar 11, 2026 · Failed
- Yesrequire employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.HB1209 · Mar 11, 2026 · Failed
- Yestransfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.SB74 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Noprotect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.SB135 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yescreate the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.SB119 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yesmodify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.SB106 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrevise provisions relating to industrial hemp.SB39 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yesregulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.SB221 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yesamend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.SB171 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
Bills they wrote
- increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.SB113 · Mar 10, 2026
- commending Grey Zabel for his achievements as a member of the 2026 Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks.SC818 · Mar 3, 2026
- provide for the participation of delegates from this state in an Article V convention, and to provide a penalty therefor.HB1196 · Feb 18, 2026
- applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution reSJR503 · Feb 18, 2026
- amend the state aid formula for general education and for special education.SB200 · Feb 12, 2026
- protect certain rights of healthcare providers.HB1153 · Feb 10, 2026
- require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs.SB202 · Feb 6, 2026
- authorize the use of a drone for the location and recovery of mortally wounded deer and elk and to provide a penalty therefor.SB201 · Feb 5, 2026
- create small-batch alcohol licenses.HB1093 · Feb 2, 2026
- create the property tax local effort replacement fund, to reduce certain property taxes, and to increase the rates for certain gSB99 · Jan 28, 2026
Votes and bills: official South Dakota legislature records via the Delilah API.