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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%
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 cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
609
votes against own party
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1238
permit modification of the term of a perpetual conservation easement after the death of the grantor.
Absent
Failed
27–34
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1259
clarify provisions regarding the discretionary formula for determining the assessed value of property for tax purposes.
Absent
Passed
60–1
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1232
provide an appropriation for adoption assistance grants.
Absent
Passed
7–1
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1266
establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program and the Dakota's promise fund.
Absent
Passed
38–23
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1248
revise the motor vehicle license fee for certain older trucks.
Absent
Failed
27–32
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1198
provide an excess levy for the capital outlay fund.
Absent
Passed
55–6
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1263
revise certain provisions regarding the dates on which certain school district elections may be held.
Absent
Passed
37–24
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1212
add certain persons to the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Absent
Failed
28–33
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1266
establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program and the Dakota's promise fund.
Absent
Passed
43–18
Feb 27, 2020
HB 1264
revise provisions regarding the procurement of public improvements.
Absent
Passed
60–1
Feb 27, 2020
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