South Dakota State Senator

Jim Mehlhaff Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1203

Introduced
2/3/25  
Authorize the operation of pari-mutuel historical horse racing machines, and to authorize a new tax.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HJR5002

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/29/25  
Engrossed
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Enrolled
3/4/25  
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.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HJR5003

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/17/25  
Engrossed
1/22/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Enrolled
3/10/25  
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.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB106

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/6/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Enrolled
3/5/25  
Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB119

Introduced
1/29/25  
Repeal capital punishment.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB13

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/17/25  
Engrossed
1/22/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
1/30/25  
Enrolled
2/3/25  
Clarify the enactment and effective date of a measure initiated or referred within a political subdivision.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HC8015

Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB147

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB148

Introduced
1/30/25  
Provide for the economic development of South Dakota.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB149

Introduced
1/30/25  
Improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota.