South Dakota · Current officeholder
John Sjaarda
Republican South Dakota House, District 2
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Sponsored legislation
143 bills in the current data (143 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 175 | require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 142 | amend the requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 136 | make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1313 | require education in prenatal human growth and development. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1274 | 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1257 | amend the definition of an abortion. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1254 | exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1184 | define man and woman throughout the state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1077 | consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 88 | clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 36 | authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 124 | temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 164 | 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2026 |
| SB 114 | provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 1056 | require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HJR 5001 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1275 | create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SCR 606 | encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1118 | 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 an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2026 |
| SC 812 | to acknowledge Glenn Muller's distinguished career and congratulate him on his achievements. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| HC 8013 | recognizing the Agricultural Issues team of the West Central FFA chapter and celebrating their first-place victory in the state competition and their journey to nationals. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1168 | provide a property tax credit for the payment of nonpublic school tuition. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1080 | allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1067 | provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1030 | amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1224 | protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1141 | provide an additional means of determining the purchase price of a used motor vehicle acquired by gift or other transfer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1217 | 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1269 | require that manufacturers of agricultural equipment allow an independent repair provider or an owner to make certain repairs to agricultural equipment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1171 | establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1151 | ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1121 | expand the locations at which raw milk may be purchased for personal use by a consumer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1064 | provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1321 | require that county treasurers calculate excise tax using the amount shown on a bill of sale for a used vehicle sold, leased, or transferred by a person other than a licensed motor vehicle dealer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1294 | prohibit geoengineering in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1198 | require that certain facilities obtain conditional use permits from adjacent political subdivisions. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 141 | exempt certain sales at farmers' markets from sales tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1221 | establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HCR 6009 | urging Congress to repeal the estate tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1271 | prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1203 | exempt a volunteer firefighter from certain motor vehicle registration fees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1116 | prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 112 | establish a currency based on gold and silver. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 84 | increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 1207 | amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1127 | revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1068 | authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 85 | require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SC 805 | commending and honoring the 2024-2025 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Watertown, School Superintendent; Bo Beck, Aberdeen, Middle School Principal; Connie Alspach, Dupree, School Business Official; Jay Swatek, Tea, Elementary School Principal; Kelly Messmer, Harding County, Secondary School Principal; Sherri Nelson, Brandon Valley, Curriculum Leader; and Monica Waltman, Douglas, Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1181 | prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| SCR 604 | urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SCR 602 | celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| HJR 5002 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, repealing the requirement to provide expanded medicaid. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 1079 | 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 95 | require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HCR 6004 | encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1057 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HC 8002 | celebrating the Harrisburg Tigers as the 2025 Class AA state gymnastics champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| HCR 6002 | honoring the life and achievements of the late Charlie Kirk. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1081 | exempt certain individuals from, and require specific notice for, jury duty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1078 | direct the amendment of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding the coursework required for high school graduation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| SB 83 | 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 1061 | require the acceptance of cash as payment in certain transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 1059 | increase the amounts required in a motor vehicle liability policy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| SCR 601 | encouraging honest economic development rooted in the republican principles of limited government, deregulation, and organic entrepreneurial growth. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 89 | repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 88 | increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 68 | require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1259 | prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1239 | revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1232 | modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1184 | amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1169 | modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1106 | require a report regarding refugee resettlement services. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1061 | prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 219 | require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 155 | reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 146 | revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 145 | require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 140 | revise a provision related to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a county in detaining a parolee. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 116 | revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1141 | provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1097 | establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of nonresident physicians. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 191 | limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1249 | protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HJR 5001 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1044 | authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HC 8023 | Honoring Glenn Muller of Davis, selected as the 2025 Agribusiness Citizen of the Year by the Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1173 | eliminate the cap on assessment amounts for road improvements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1063 | revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1176 | provide that equine dental maintenance not constitute the practice of veterinary medicine. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1261 | provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1118 | prohibit the award or use of state moneys for the research, production, promotion, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured protein. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| SB 81 | prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1267 | prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1228 | require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 25, 2025 |
| SJR 506 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting to a flat rate the real property taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HJR 5005 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the assessed value of real property and limiting real property taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| SCR 605 | Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HJR 5007 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SJR 504 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a number of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment be obtained from each county. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SCR 606 | Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1260 | require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1109 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 49 | prohibit the exercise of the right of eminent domain for the construction of certain facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 141 | distinguish between new construction and improvements to existing structures for purposes of calculating increases in revenue payable from property taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 1231 | repeal the board of barber examiners and cosmetology commission, and to create the cosmetology and barbering board, to provide a penalty, and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 1152 | prohibit the enforcement and implementation of directives from intergovernmental organizations, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1010 | require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 190 | provide school choice through an education tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1205 | require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1187 | authorize the sale of home-processed poultry and pork by producers who verify compliance with food safety training requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1185 | provide that public moneys for education may not be used for lobbying purposes. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1121 | revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 217 | prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SC 808 | Honoring Joelle Simpson of Rapid City as Miss South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 1217 | require customer consent for installation of a smart meter for a utility service. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 51 | require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 133 | repeal enforcement provisions and modify requirements related to the fluoridation of public water supplies. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1211 | prohibit the use of a diversity, equity, or inclusion program in a law enforcement agency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 125 | make reports produced by automatic tabulating equipment open to public inspection. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| SB 50 | prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HC 8008 | Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1107 | prohibit natural asset companies. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1104 | amend the requirements for a paper ballot. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1054 | allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HCR 6004 | Affirming the state's rejection of carbon dioxide pipelines and urging President Donald Trump to avoid interfering with the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon dioxide pipeline through exercise of federal eminent domain powers. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 82 | require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 1017 | require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| HC 8006 | Celebrating the Chester Lady Flyers as the 2024 Class B State Volleyball Champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HB 1078 | establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status and blood donations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2025 |
| HB 1020 | establish education savings accounts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 1065 | repeal the requirement that an adult occupant of a motor vehicle in forward motion must wear a safety belt. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 1048 | require that cash be accepted for certain transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
