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R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
154 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
13%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
420
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
6
assignments
2,950 roll-call votes

Voting record

Breaks with party 22% of the time

Yea
2,081
voted in favor
Nay
659
voted against
Absent
154
missed votes
Total cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
606
votes against own party
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 130
make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Feb 26, 2026
HB 1213
make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative.
Yea
Passed
15–0
Feb 26, 2026
SB 217
make an appropriation for a fire management officer position within the Department of Public Safety.
Absent
Passed
16–0
Feb 26, 2026
HB 1106
revise the terms of county extension board members.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Feb 26, 2026
HB 1147
make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization.
Absent
Passed
10–6
Feb 25, 2026
SB 231
create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
13–3
Feb 25, 2026
HB 1056
require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Yea
Passed
27–6
Feb 25, 2026
HB 1104
revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 25, 2026
HB 1146
adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Feb 25, 2026
HB 1261
provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund.
Yea
Passed
11–6
Feb 25, 2026
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