South Dakota · Current officeholder
Jim Mehlhaff
Republican South Dakota Senate, District 24
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Sponsored legislation
68 bills in the current data (68 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 3 | limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 136 | make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1215 | authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 98 | prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 36 | authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 113 | increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 87 | clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SJR 508 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 822 | honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8019 | honoring Dr. Kelly Glodt upon his retirement as superintendent of the Pierre School District. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 818 | commending Grey Zabel for his achievements as a member of the 2026 Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1080 | allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1034 | increase fees for decals and license plates mailed to vehicle owners. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| SB 218 | provide for the establishment of charter schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1072 | provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| SJR 503 | applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1268 | repeal capital punishment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1196 | provide for the participation of delegates from this state in an Article V convention, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1058 | require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 200 | amend the state aid formula for general education and for special education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1153 | protect certain rights of healthcare providers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 202 | require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| SB 201 | authorize the use of a drone for the location and recovery of mortally wounded deer and elk and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1005 | provide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1093 | create small-batch alcohol licenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| SCR 602 | celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 99 | create the property tax local effort replacement fund, to reduce certain property taxes, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SR 701 | recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 106 | require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1169 | modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 8 | establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 78 | authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1194 | authorize the cooperation of counties for purposes of operating an office of county director of equalization. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1141 | provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1093 | modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1079 | increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 5003 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| SJR 501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 10, 2025 |
| HJR 5002 | Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 10, 2025 |
| SB 198 | establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 152 | promote the future success and development of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1057 | transfer moneys from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the special racing revolving fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1073 | designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| SB 81 | prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 150 | improve South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 147 | promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 25, 2025 |
| HC 8015 | Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 151 | improve the transparency and openness of state government. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SB 149 | improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SB 148 | provide for the economic development of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1203 | authorize the operation of pari-mutuel historical horse racing machines, and to authorize a new tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 85 | provide property tax relief to certain senior owners of owner-occupied single-family dwellings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 18 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 119 | repeal capital punishment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1010 | require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 74 | require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 5 | permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 13 | clarify the enactment and effective date of a measure initiated or referred within a political subdivision. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 7 | prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 10, 2025 |
| SJR 502 | Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 4, 2025 |
| SR 701 | Confirming Tonnis H. Venhuizen, Lincoln County, South Dakota, as lieutenant governor of South Dakota pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 6. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HB 1020 | establish education savings accounts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| SB 19 | repeal the expiration date for the 911 emergency surcharge increase. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |