Taffy Howard

Sponsored bills

• SB3: limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.
• SB137: establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
• SB135: protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
• SB107: add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.
• HB1066: revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier. (primary sponsor)
• SB130: make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
• HB1280: increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures. (primary sponsor)
• HB1092: update provisions pertaining to open records.
• SB164: 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)
• HB1323: modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. (primary sponsor)
• HB1286: amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. (primary sponsor)
• SB82: prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor. (primary sponsor)
• SB81: clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal. (primary sponsor)
• HB1253: adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property.
• HB1162: add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule. (primary sponsor)
• SB125: establish the homeowner tax reduction fund.
• HB1056: require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
• SC822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service.
• SB93: prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded
• SB223: modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote.