John Sjaarda
State Representative · South Dakota House District 2
Bills introduced (10)
Amend the requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements.
Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 550 · March 30, 2026
Temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Signed by the Governor on March 12, 2026 S.J. 529 · March 12, 2026
Provide a property tax credit for the payment of nonpublic school tuition.
Committee on Appropriations Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 3. · February 23, 2026
Require that certain facilities obtain conditional use permits from adjacent political subdivisions.
House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 21, NAYS 41. H.J. 321 · February 12, 2026
Revise the conditions for denial or restriction of a motor vehicle or motorcycle operator license or permit if an individual has a medical condition that can be controlled under the care of a physician.
Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 1. H.J. 9 · January 29, 2026
Prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 163 · January 28, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesEncouraging the use of physical cash in transactions.
Senate Concurred in Resolution, Failed, YEAS 16, NAYS 18. S.J. 128 · January 28, 2026
Exempt certain individuals from, and require specific notice for, jury duty.
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2. H.J. 7 · January 26, 2026
Require the acceptance of cash as payment in certain transactions.
Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4. H.J. 5 · January 23, 2026
Increase the amounts required in a motor vehicle liability policy.
Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0. H.J. 5 · January 22, 2026
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SB121 Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 30, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1077 Consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | House · Veto override March 30, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1138 Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Veto override March 30, 2026 | No |
| HB1051 Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | House · Do Pass Amended March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1326 Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | House · Do Pass March 12, 2026 | No |
| SB78 Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. | House · Do Pass Amended March 12, 2026 | No |
| HB1051 Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Chamber not recorded · Do Pass Amended March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| SB78 Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. | Chamber not recorded · Do Pass Amended March 11, 2026 | No |
| SB74 Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1326 Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Chamber not recorded · Do Pass March 11, 2026 | No |
| HB1200 Make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1139 Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Chamber not recorded · Tabled March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1220 Regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1323 Modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. | House · Failed to concur, no committee appointed March 10, 2026 | No |
| HB1274 Prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1215 Authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1320 Revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1038 Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| SB245 Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB106 Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | No |
| SB219 Require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB121 Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB119 Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1200 Make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | House · Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB221 Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB244 Address issues facing South Dakota. | House · Tabled March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB222 Make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1209 Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB102 Modify the distribution of gaming revenues. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB120 Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota. | House · Tabled March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB74 Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB179 Permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB107 Add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB204 Revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB135 Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB159 Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB39 Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB96 Authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB198 Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB171 Amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB76 Authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB120 Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB119 Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB137 Establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB139 Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB121 Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB106 Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB222 Make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB102 Modify the distribution of gaming revenues. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SJR508 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB125 Establish the homeowner tax reduction fund. | House · Tabled March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB220 Authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | No |
| SB49 Safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1102 Reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports. | House · Concurred in amendments March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB228 Modify provisions for a tax increment financing district. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB151 Require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1194 Clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB40 Revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB79 Make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB44 Establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | No |