South Dakota Senate

Taffy Howard

Republican. Senate, district 34.

Emailtaffy.howard@sdlegislature.gov

Official record 1https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1547&Session=2018s

Official record 2https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1557&Session=2019

Official record 3https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/1802/Detail

Official record 4https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4720/Detail

Official record 5https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail

Bills they sponsored

19 bills sponsored this session

impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.SB 232 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2026

modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision.HB 1323 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2026

modify the blight requirements for purposes of creating a tax increment financing district.SB 192 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026

remove the authorization to issue grants as part of a tax increment financing district.SB 191 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026

provide for an automatic refund of an assessment on crops, livestock, and milk.SB 189 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026

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.SB 164 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026

modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.SB 156 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2026

require the approval of the county for the creation of a tax increment financing district by a municipality.HB 1186 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2026

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.SJR SJR505 · this session · introduced Jan 25, 2026

update provisions related to certain large-use customers of utilities.SB 128 · this session · introduced Jan 25, 2026

limit nuisances caused by data centers.SB 127 · this session · introduced Jan 25, 2026

create a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state.HB 1125 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026

modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.SB 109 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

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.SB 83 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026

prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor.SB 82 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026

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clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.SB 81 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026

clarify when agency financial resource information must be filed in the permanent administrative rulemaking process.SB 57 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2026

require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.SB 56 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2026

amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.SB 1 · this session · introduced Dec 19, 2025

How they voted

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Roster from Open States (the open civic-data project), archived on our side. Bill records from the South Dakota legislature’s own site.