South Dakota State Senator

Jim Mehlhaff 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1010

Introduced
1/14/25  
Require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1073

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
1/27/25  
Engrossed
1/29/25  
Designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1093

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Enrolled
2/25/25  
Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1141

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Engrossed
2/18/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Enrolled
2/27/25  
Provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1169

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Engrossed
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Enrolled
3/10/25  
Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1194

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Engrossed
2/18/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Enrolled
2/27/25  
Authorize the cooperation of counties for purposes of operating an office of county director of equalization.
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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.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1020

Introduced
1/14/25  
Establish education savings accounts.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1053

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
1/17/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Enrolled
2/19/25  
Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1057

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Engrossed
2/11/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Enrolled
2/24/25  
Transfer moneys from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the special racing revolving fund.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1079

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
1/29/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Enrolled
2/26/25  
Increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less.
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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.