South Dakota Rep. Taffy Howard (R)

SD - Committee on Appropriations

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SD - Committee on Appropriations (House)

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SD - HC1021 Honoring and thanking Bonnie Luecke for her thirty-one years of dedicated service to Detachment 780, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, at South Dakota State University.

SD - HB1166 Revise certain provisions regarding waivers recommended by the School Finance Accountability Board.

SD - HB1167 Revise certain provisions regarding the appointment of county commissioners to county planning commissions.

SD - HB1073 Provide for the protection of free speech on the campuses of public institutions of higher education.

SD - HB1077 Update certain language regarding capital punishment and to revise the mandatory sentence for persons with an intellectual disability convicted of murder in the first degree.

SD - HB1086 Exempt certain assisted living facilities from the salon license requirement.

SD - HB1087 Allow certain students to test for cosmetologist, esthetician, and nail technician licensure.

SD - HB1102 Revise certain provisions regarding the use and display of the great seal of South Dakota.

SD - HB1103 Require state agencies to comply with the appropriate display or use of the state seal.

SD - HB1104 Revise certain provisions regarding the arrest of certain victims of domestic abuse.

SD - HB1120 Provide equal access for all students to activities sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association or school districts.

SD - HB1121 Revise the fees for certain on-sale and off-sale retail liquor licenses.

SD - HB1132 Revise the sponsorship and advertising agreements between certain alcoholic beverage licensees.

SD - HB1146 Revise certain provisions regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers aboard vehicles operated by licensed carriers.

SD - HB1172 Revise certain provisions regarding meetings of certain public bodies.

SD - HB1174 Revise certain provisions regarding rights for crime victims.

SD - HB1179 Provide for permanent daylight savings time.

SD - HB1186 Provide for a legislative review of the Board of Regents.

SD - HB1187 Require grant performance measurement information be displayed on the department website.

SD - HB1188 Establish certain provisions regarding postsecondary tuition assistance programs.

SD - HB1189 Revise certain provisions and penalties regarding inducements for school attendance and overreporting of school enrollment.

SD - HB1190 Revise the time period for which certain motor vehicle license plates are used.

SD - HB1195 Revise certain provisions regarding refunds of motor vehicle license fees.

SD - HB1197 Prohibit public school administrators from participating in collective bargaining.

SD - HB1198 Prohibit school districts from compensating official labor union representatives or negotiators.

SD - HB1199 Prohibit collective bargaining by employees of the Board of Regents.

SD - HB1206 Decrease the rate of the gross receipts tax imposed on certain visitor-intensive businesses.

SD - HB1209 Require a National Instant Criminal Background Check for certain concealed carry permits.

SD - HB1228 Provide for the crime of aggravated rape and provide a penalty therefor.

SD - HB1232 Revise the payment for the dual credit program.

SD - HB1233 Require maintenance and repair funding for new nonrevenue generating buildings or facilities at institutions of higher education.

SD - HB1244 Revise certain provisions regarding the renewal of driver licenses by a member of the armed forces and their families.

SD - HB1247 Revise certain provisions regarding county zoning and planning.

SD - HB1255 Revise the authority of the interim Rules Review Committee to revert a rule to any step in the rules adoption process.

SD - HB1256 Revise certain provisions regarding the age at which children shall begin school.

SD - HB1265 Enhance the foster care system in South Dakota

SD - HB1266 Provide funds for the purpose of increasing wages for certain employees of community support providers and nursing facilities.

SD - HB1268 Provide for revised dates to prefile legislation.

SD - HB1273 Revise certain provisions regarding convention facility on-sale licenses to sell alcoholic beverages.

SD - HB1277 Exempt certain capital improvements projects from the required supervision of the Bureau of Administration.

SD - HB1279 Increase the state's percentage of the video lottery net machine income, create a fund for the proceeds, and repeal video lottery.

SD - HB1287 Revise certain provisions regarding multiple employer trusts.

SD - HB1296 Require each school board to establish a policy on the use of certain school district facilities by transgender persons.

SD - HJR1002 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, regarding filling legislative vacancies.

SD - HJR1004 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next election a Constitutional amendment to revise certain provisions relating to the rights of crime victims.

SD - HJR1006 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to amendments to the Constitution.

SD - HCR1006 Commemorating the life of George Speaker Mickelson and calling for a bust of Mickelson to be displayed in the lobby of the State House of Representatives.

SD - HCR1010 Recognizing and honoring William Mervin "Billy" Mills, also known as Tamakoce Tek'hila, for his unselfish and loyal contributions to the State of South Dakota and to his country.

SD - HCR1011 Making formal application to the United States Congress to lawfully enable the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide per diem reimbursement to eligible veterans in need of assisted living services.

SD - HCR1013 Amending the Joint Rules to require a majority vote to disapprove a commemoration.

SD - HCR1014 Amending the Joint Rules by adding a new rule regarding the voting record of each legislator.

SD - HC1001 Honoring Arlene Kvislen for her outstanding commitment and dedicated service to the State of South Dakota, the Legislature, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.

SD - HC1006 Expressing gratitude and admiration for all the men and women who are in active military service, who are veterans, or who are or have been first responders in our state.

SD - HC1007 Recognizing and congratulating Sioux Falls Little League on their historic first season of Little League Baseball in 2017.

SD - HC1008 Honoring and commending Jermaine Robinson and Brandon Peguese for their bravery in pulling Tami Crate from a burning vehicle and saving her life.

SD - HC1009 Recognizing and congratulating the Sioux Falls Storm for the team's successes both on and off the playing field.

SD - HC1015 Honoring Brian Garrett for his outstanding commitment and dedicated service to the Oglala Lakota people.

SD - HC1016 Commending the entire South Dakota Army National Guard on being elected as the overall winner in the 2017 Army Communities of Excellence Awards.

SD - HC1017 Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's 155th Engineer Company on being awarded the Itschner Award and the Reserve Family Readiness Award.

SD - HC1022 Commending and honoring Shannon Tjaden for being selected as the 2017-18 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Society for Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE) of South Dakota.

SD - HC1023 Recognizing and congratulating Oran Sorenson on his induction into the State Wrestling Hall of Fame.

SD - HC1028 Honoring the life and public service of former State Representative Hal Wick on the occasion of his death on March 7, 2018.

SD - SB69 Allow certain registration and permit documents to be stored and presented electronically.

SD - SB70 Define the term, serve, for the purposes of regulating the sale and use of alcoholic beverages.

SD - SB74 Create an exception to the minimum difference in age between adoptive parent and child and to declare an emergency.

SD - SB91 Authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the design, construction, and equipping of a state veterans cemetery in Minnehaha County, to create a veterans cemetery fund, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

SD - SB92 Provide a felony penalty for the intentional injury or disfigurement by certain corrosive materials.

SD - SB93 Revise certain provisions regarding the intentional exposure of others to certain diseases.

SD - SB94 Establish certain provisions regarding the opportunity scholarship program.

SD - SB96 Designate chislic as the official nosh of the State of South Dakota.

SD - SB103 Prohibit aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States from attending any public postsecondary educational institution or from receiving certain educational financial assistance.

SD - SB106 Establish certain provisions regarding the placement of a foster child with a relative or close family friend.

SD - SB107 Repeal the licensing requirements for barbers.

SD - SB108 Revise certain provisions regarding the practice of cosmetology.

SD - SB109 Repeal the licensing requirements for interpreters for the deaf.

SD - SB111 Revise certain provisions regarding expenditures incurred during civil proceedings.

SD - SB112 Repeal certain provisions requiring the attorney general to obtain the consent of the Governor prior to commencing an investigation.

SD - SB114 Revise certain provisions regarding the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles.

SD - SB115 Provide for the lawful concealing of a firearm while driving a motorcycle.

SD - SB116 Provide for certain voting and attendance information to be made available by the director of the Legislative Research Council.

SD - SB117 Revise certain provisions regarding the partners in education tax credit program.

SD - SB133 Revise the retention of state fiscal records.

SD - SB150 Provide property tax relief through the creation of the property tax relief fund.

SD - SB181 Provide for the Servicemember Firearms Protection Act.

SD - SB182 Revise certain provisions regarding the crime of rape.

SD - SB192 Provide for the disclosure of certain documents and records of public officials.

SD - SB200 Prohibit certain actions by the state regarding refugee resettlement.

SD - SJR2 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the militia of the state.

SD - SJR4 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a new section to Article XII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the creation and administration of a trust fund with the net receipts from certain unclaimed property.

SD - SJR5 Proposing and submitting to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota regarding the maximum annual change in general fund appropriations.

SD - SCR3 Committing the Legislature and urging the Governor, the Supreme Court, and the Attorney General to secure the blessings of life and liberty for South Dakota's posterity.

SD - SCR7 Supporting the State of Israel.

SD - SCR8 Requesting federal natural resource agencies to refrain from designating wilderness areas in South Dakota without approval of the Legislature.

SD - SCR9 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of South Dakota and the Republic of China (Taiwan), supporting the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement between Taiwan and the United States, and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile.

SD - SCR16 Expressing our gratitude to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, for beginning to Make America Great Again.

SD - SC28 Commending and honoring Angela Kennecke for excellence in investigative reporting in service to the people of South Dakota.

SD - SC40 Commending the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing on being awarded the Distinguished Flying Unit Plaque.

SD - SC46 Commending Reverend William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr. for his life of evangelistic ministry and efforts to reach the world with the gospel of Christ.

SD - SC50 Honoring, commending, and thanking Sheriff Dennis Johnson, upon his retirement, for forty-one years of steadfast service in law enforcement.