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John Sjaarda
SD House District 2
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Government Operations & Budget 17Economy & Taxes 16Civil Rights & Liberties 11Agriculture 10Healthcare 8Criminal Justice & Policing 7Education 7Transportation & Infrastructure 7Elections & Voting 6Environment & Energy 5Banking & Finance 4Labor & Employment 4Social Services & Welfare 4Other 3Technology & Privacy 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 1Gun Policy 1Housing 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| SD House District 2 current
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 10, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (397 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 41
revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23d4160c-d67e-4818-9d2a-a7ce9ebdab5c | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23d4160c-d67e-4818-9d2a-a7ce9ebdab5c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 133
provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42a39933-0199-443f-bc60-b604e012da85 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42a39933-0199-443f-bc60-b604e012da85 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1265
authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs.
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Concurred in amendments | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d7553dd0-0862-4413-8dc6-4267b2f0e9c1 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7553dd0-0862-4413-8dc6-4267b2f0e9c1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 131
revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll af5ac9b4-dbe3-4ba0-a08d-c229d76cac2a | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af5ac9b4-dbe3-4ba0-a08d-c229d76cac2a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 43
address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d13f4b21-bcdb-4db7-961a-d38da1a30e61 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d13f4b21-bcdb-4db7-961a-d38da1a30e61 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1261
provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to…
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Tabled | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 558b248b-e81b-4f48-90a1-acb47a544560 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/558b248b-e81b-4f48-90a1-acb47a544560 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1188
limit the liability of law enforcement officers and others when removing a disabled vehicle from a…
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Concurred in amendments | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll bc01f4fd-4717-4ee3-89d6-ce61d7d35069 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc01f4fd-4717-4ee3-89d6-ce61d7d35069 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 190
codify the rights of a parent.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 127cb151-33e8-4454-bd96-2b07889904b1 | Mar 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/127cb151-33e8-4454-bd96-2b07889904b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 35
revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll edec88bf-c954-4914-b1eb-939e93a9b1f8 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edec88bf-c954-4914-b1eb-939e93a9b1f8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1202
authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make…
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll ddbfe7a2-1622-497d-b97a-ecc08ccb8f42 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddbfe7a2-1622-497d-b97a-ecc08ccb8f42 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 236
create the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5b8e1c97-1272-4c76-a4db-478347191dd3 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b8e1c97-1272-4c76-a4db-478347191dd3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1086
make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support…
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll e41ae42a-1df3-406c-95e5-ab4f03884c16 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e41ae42a-1df3-406c-95e5-ab4f03884c16 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 36
authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bb452ad8-6c5c-4d18-8b54-869a9bebb90d | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb452ad8-6c5c-4d18-8b54-869a9bebb90d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 93
prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the…
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Tabled | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3937e1aa-acaa-42b0-bc98-c6f9d7dd573b | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3937e1aa-acaa-42b0-bc98-c6f9d7dd573b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 60
restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 006a6b95-11b1-49ad-9e1d-9a8ab1fd5f69 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/006a6b95-11b1-49ad-9e1d-9a8ab1fd5f69 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 237
require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 739f8502-3d76-44b9-86f7-692943604886 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/739f8502-3d76-44b9-86f7-692943604886 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 223
modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote.
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Reconsidered | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 54df32eb-f20d-448a-a30c-b4eacbe00032 | Mar 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54df32eb-f20d-448a-a30c-b4eacbe00032 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 177
clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d9f05ef6-a165-4899-8057-5ea49ed60ba6 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9f05ef6-a165-4899-8057-5ea49ed60ba6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 176
amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a9625443-ebc7-4c16-bfe0-434868923be6 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9625443-ebc7-4c16-bfe0-434868923be6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll edaf6f34-802a-4c6d-8960-072052242461 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edaf6f34-802a-4c6d-8960-072052242461 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 164
require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 76914566-6698-4648-863c-4a4d8f7ffcf3 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76914566-6698-4648-863c-4a4d8f7ffcf3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 113
increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42190437-8381-4989-a7cc-ec249fb5cfda | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42190437-8381-4989-a7cc-ec249fb5cfda CC0-1.0 |
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SB 37
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
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Do Pass | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 3423503c-8455-47ac-8bcb-0daa40496f29 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3423503c-8455-47ac-8bcb-0daa40496f29 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 69
make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission…
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Do Pass | Yea | legislature · stage not recorded · roll 6248dfda-0ae9-494b-92c7-edc124b61cac | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6248dfda-0ae9-494b-92c7-edc124b61cac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1262
make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 19ff17a0-f0f5-40c2-bd9c-a63ed34d2e39 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19ff17a0-f0f5-40c2-bd9c-a63ed34d2e39 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (66 as lead sponsor)
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SB 136
SD · —
make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
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HC 8013
SD · —
recognizing the Agricultural Issues team of the West Central FFA chapter and celebrating their first-place victory in the state competition and their journey…
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SB 114
SD · —
provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.
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HB 1275
SD · —
create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1224
SD · —
protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions.
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SB 164
SD · —
require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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SB 124
SD · —
temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1217
SD · —
limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1064
SD · —
provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.
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HB 1118
SD · —
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare…
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