Sen. Taffy Howard
Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
153 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
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 23% of the time
Yea
2,081
voted in favor
Nay
659
voted against
Absent
153
missed votes
Total recorded
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
609
votes against own party
Matching
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 96
prohibit the denial of benefits based solely on a controlled substance felony. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–17
Mar 9, 2020
SB 44
authorize the use of crime victims' compensation funds to reimburse law enforcement for certain emergency expenses incurred for victims.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 9, 2020
SB 46
revise provisions related to the restoration to competency of criminal defendants.
Yea
Passed
59–2
Mar 9, 2020
SB 39
establish the Jobs for South Dakota's Graduates program and the special donation fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
55–7
Mar 9, 2020
SB 17
make an appropriation for the plugging and surface reclamation of natural gas wells and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
59–3
Mar 9, 2020
SB 113
revise certain provisions regarding instruction permits and restricted minor's driving permits. Against party
Nay
Passed
38–21
Mar 5, 2020
SB 161
exempt certain real property from the special maintenance fee levy.
Yea
Passed
55–6
Mar 5, 2020
SB 55
require the Board of Regents to assemble a task force to study the operations and functions of the institutions of higher education under the board's authority.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Mar 5, 2020
SB 160
authorize the construction and operation of a nursing home facility in Moody County, South Dakota, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
60–2
Mar 5, 2020
SB 166
provide a transfer of funds for the postsecondary scholarship grant fund and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Mar 5, 2020
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