South Dakota State Senator

Taffy Howard Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1215

Introduced
2/4/25  
Provide rulemaking authority for the licensure of fishing guides, hunting guides, and outfitters, and to provide a penalty.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1218

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Engrossed
2/19/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/10/25  
Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1228

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
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.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1262

Introduced
2/5/25  
Terminate bounty payments for nest predators, transfer moneys to the general fund, and declare an emergency.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1267

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HCR6010

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Enrolled
2/21/25  
Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HJR5001

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/17/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Enrolled
3/3/25  
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.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HJR5002

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/29/25  
Engrossed
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Enrolled
3/4/25  
Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HCR6002

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
2/10/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/19/25  
Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HJR5005

Introduced
2/5/25  
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.