Senator Jim Mehlhaff | South Dakota Legislature

Senator Jim Mehlhaff - 2025

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1020	HB	1020	establish education savings accounts.
HB 1053	HB	1053	require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1057	HB	1057	transfer moneys from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the special racing revolving fund.
HB 1079	HB	1079	increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less.
HC 8015	HC	8015	Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists.
SB 19	SB	19	repeal the expiration date for the 911 emergency surcharge increase.
SB 81	SB	81	prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.
SB 147	SB	147	promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota.
SB 148	SB	148	provide for the economic development of South Dakota.
SB 149	SB	149	improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota.
SB 150	SB	150	improve South Dakota.
SB 151	SB	151	improve the transparency and openness of state government.
SB 152	SB	152	promote the future success and development of South Dakota.
SB 198	SB	198	establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings.
SJR 502	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.
SR 701	SR	701	Confirming Tonnis H. Venhuizen, Lincoln County, South Dakota, as lieutenant governor of South Dakota pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 6.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1010	HB	1010	require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions.
HB 1073	HB	1073	designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection.
HB 1093	HB	1093	modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election.
HB 1141	HB	1141	provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter.
HB 1169	HB	1169	modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
HB 1194	HB	1194	authorize the cooperation of counties for purposes of operating an office of county director of equalization.
HB 1203	HB	1203	authorize the operation of pari-mutuel historical horse racing machines, and to authorize a new tax.
HJR 5002	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.
HJR 5003	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.
SB 5	SB	5	permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not.
SB 7	SB	7	prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement.
SB 8	SB	8	establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 13	SB	13	clarify the enactment and effective date of a measure initiated or referred within a political subdivision.
SB 18	SB	18	require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 74	SB	74	require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state.
SB 78	SB	78	authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals.
SB 85	SB	85	provide property tax relief to certain senior owners of owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
SB 106	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.
SB 119	SB	119	repeal capital punishment.
SCR 602	SCR	602	Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.
SJR 501	SJR	501	Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System.
SJR 503	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.