Shane Mekeland
Born
1969
Contact
Email · rep.shane.mekeland@house.mn.gov
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7
Bills sponsored
this session · 7 all-time
7
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 7 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
889
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 889 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
94-2025-0 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.6%
based on 90 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.4%
based on 90 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 90 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
7 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- HF 482 Choose Life special license plates established, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 28 Data center energy generation redundancy provided. Introduced
- HF 230 Big Lake; wastewater treatment plant improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 481 Discrimination against an individual prohibited for the refusal of medical interventions for reasons of conscience, including religious conviction. Introduced
- HF 484 Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction. Introduced
- HF 485 Small modular certificates of need authorized. Introduced
- HF 486 Electric generation facility decommission and repurpose plan submission required for a scheduled retirement. Introduced
Co-sponsored
7 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- HF 996 Jobs Foundation grant funding provided, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 75 Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified. Introduced
- HF 288 Legislative approval required to extend a declared emergency beyond five days, citizen rights protected, legislative enactment required before certain executive orders and rules may have the force and effect of law, terms defined, and criminal penalties repealed. Introduced
- HF 483 Political subdivision bans prohibited on natural gas or propane service to any building. Introduced
- HF 499 Nurse temporary permits extended from 60 to 90 days. Introduced
- HF 1234 Payment transparency required in public contracts. Introduced
- HF 1268 Common interest communities rights and duties modified, unit owner rights modified, termination threshold modified, meet and confer process established, notice of meetings modified, and governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations. Introduced
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repassage, as amended by the Senate | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Nay | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Amendment to Liebling Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Niska motion Suspension of Rules | Yea | fail | April 09, 2026 |
| Igo motion - Take From The Table | Yea | fail | May 18, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | May 09, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 06, 2025 |
| Liebling motion Re-Referral | Nay | fail | March 03, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | fail | February 20, 2025 |
| Motion to Reconsider | Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
| Passage | Nay | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Nay | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 30, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 07, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Long motion Suspension of Rules | Nay | pass | March 02, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
| Repassage, as amended by Conference | Nay | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Nay | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Amendment to Baker Amendment | Yea | fail | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?" | Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Amendment to Bierman Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Jordan motion Recall and place on General Register | Nay | fail | March 26, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 17, 2025 |
| Amendment to Reyer Amendment | Nay | fail | March 13, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 04, 2026 |
| Appeal Ruling Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the House? | Yea | fail | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage | Nay | pass | April 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| CALL OF THE HOUSE | Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Nay | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Nay | pass | May 05, 2025 |