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John Sjaarda
SD House District 2
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Topics in their record
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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 75
amend the type of entities eligible to participate in the cybersecurity services initiative.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fe3a40bf-0aeb-459b-8fd3-1b754c9c6064 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe3a40bf-0aeb-459b-8fd3-1b754c9c6064 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cfe097a2-6b6c-4198-95bc-525664acaa0f | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfe097a2-6b6c-4198-95bc-525664acaa0f CC0-1.0 | |
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HCR 6016
supporting reform of the beef checkoff program.
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Adopt Resolution | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1e5d2361-85b8-4771-995b-e935acce5c17 | Feb 20, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e5d2361-85b8-4771-995b-e935acce5c17 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1205
amend the manner of calculating state aid to general and special education funding.
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Tabled | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8cfd6b36-3372-4c9b-9f7e-cfdee14d142e | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cfd6b36-3372-4c9b-9f7e-cfdee14d142e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1275
create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9557a7ad-3c05-4652-abb7-286e9c4305c5 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9557a7ad-3c05-4652-abb7-286e9c4305c5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 129
update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ba35dcbf-9856-49c6-b2f4-fd01c5fd1ed6 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba35dcbf-9856-49c6-b2f4-fd01c5fd1ed6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1089
modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 36189fd4-ab8b-4a8c-a606-d79b89a66e00 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36189fd4-ab8b-4a8c-a606-d79b89a66e00 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 68787705-a462-4faa-9b95-5b790e9f04f5 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68787705-a462-4faa-9b95-5b790e9f04f5 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 1254
exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 95160cfa-ab72-47a2-850d-92c4762f0443 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95160cfa-ab72-47a2-850d-92c4762f0443 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1220
regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7efa1545-f3a7-4da9-bf37-6e99dab4bf60 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7efa1545-f3a7-4da9-bf37-6e99dab4bf60 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1072
provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
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Tabled | Not voting | legislature · stage not recorded · roll a4243d2e-abf7-474c-83c4-a6c95f9c5678 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a4243d2e-abf7-474c-83c4-a6c95f9c5678 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 73
revise provisions relating to state financial practices.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9acbbe7a-6176-4c0b-8762-e71610dc6ac5 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9acbbe7a-6176-4c0b-8762-e71610dc6ac5 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42dffa2d-5122-4046-ba47-012fa9d4d29b | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42dffa2d-5122-4046-ba47-012fa9d4d29b CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 1040
revise the child support obligation schedule.
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 31f8c3ed-b90d-4b2c-ae99-e03f2e36fbdb | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31f8c3ed-b90d-4b2c-ae99-e03f2e36fbdb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1222
prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4aa5f0ee-f222-4577-b3ea-c45bd9f3794c | Feb 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4aa5f0ee-f222-4577-b3ea-c45bd9f3794c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1138
require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2f864161-a069-4bc7-8290-046e7d718248 | Feb 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f864161-a069-4bc7-8290-046e7d718248 CC0-1.0 |
| Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 68e39d91-4c5a-42f7-a5e7-0dbfdc5da717 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68e39d91-4c5a-42f7-a5e7-0dbfdc5da717 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 1272
require that a snow bear be titled and licensed.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23fc6c52-bfc9-4c1b-a2ee-c86cec1dbdda | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23fc6c52-bfc9-4c1b-a2ee-c86cec1dbdda CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 6015
encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative…
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Adopt Resolution as amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42242df9-d247-43e3-9837-b99333167160 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42242df9-d247-43e3-9837-b99333167160 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1010
modify requirements regarding the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll c93ff001-7752-41c6-b7e2-decff5307727 | Feb 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c93ff001-7752-41c6-b7e2-decff5307727 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1286
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f6f65708-94c8-49af-91a2-fb0ea1cd141a | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6f65708-94c8-49af-91a2-fb0ea1cd141a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 72
extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7a20bcc0-89dc-4c06-bf10-7de72c3f08e8 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a20bcc0-89dc-4c06-bf10-7de72c3f08e8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 953d02f5-0d94-4ca3-b4d8-bdcfc09e86ee | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/953d02f5-0d94-4ca3-b4d8-bdcfc09e86ee CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1240
establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty…
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Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll c8bd33df-2656-4a6b-986d-1a87daf046dd | Feb 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8bd33df-2656-4a6b-986d-1a87daf046dd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1108
require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll a058bae6-60ed-4761-83d0-b3b8a5b0fd35 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a058bae6-60ed-4761-83d0-b3b8a5b0fd35 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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