Taffy Howard
Republican · Senator · District 34
- 1,014
- Votes cast
- 79%
- Voted yes
- 3%
- Missed or skipped
- 25
- Bills written
How they voted
- Absenttransfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.SB121 · Mar 30, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrevise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.HB1051 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Norevise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.SB78 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Noappropriate 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.HB1326 · Mar 12, 2026 · Passed
- Yesmake an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.HB1200 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yesappropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current exHB1139 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrevise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.HB1051 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Norevise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.SB78 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yescreate the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.SB245 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Noappropriate 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.HB1326 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yesrequire employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.HB1209 · Mar 11, 2026 · Failed
- Norequire employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.HB1209 · Mar 11, 2026 · Failed
- Yestransfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.SB74 · Mar 11, 2026 · Passed
- Yesprotect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.SB135 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
- Yescreate the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.SB119 · Mar 10, 2026 · Passed
Bills they wrote
- revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.HB1066 · Mar 30, 2026
- increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures.HB1280 · Mar 12, 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.SB164 · Mar 11, 2026
- modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision.HB1323 · Mar 10, 2026
- amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.HB1286 · Mar 10, 2026
- add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.HB1162 · Mar 9, 2026
- prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor.SB82 · Mar 9, 2026
- clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.SB81 · Mar 9, 2026
- modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.SB156 · Feb 26, 2026
- modify requirements for payment of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee.HB1230 · Feb 23, 2026
- proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South DakotSJR505 · Feb 23, 2026
- modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.SB109 · Feb 20, 2026
Votes and bills: official South Dakota legislature records via the Delilah API.