R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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Session

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

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

This page

2,950

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1088

create a penalty for violation of a vulnerable adult protection order and to revise certain provisions regarding protection orders.

Absent

Passed

61–0

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1245

revise certain provisions regarding the voting rights of felony offenders.

Absent

Failed

17–44

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1290

make an appropriation for rapid enrollment increases.

Absent

Passed

8–0

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1293

make an appropriation to upgrade the state radio infrastructure system and to declare an emergency.

Absent

Passed

8–0

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1228

include children with a hearing loss in the reporting criteria required for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

Absent

Passed

44–16

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1154

revise certain provisions regarding motor vehicle license plates.

Absent

Passed

60–1

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1110

provide for a uniform template to be used by each state agency in the conduct of performance management reviews.

Absent

Passed

60–1

Feb 27, 2020

HB 1255

remove the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in exchanges of land between school districts.

Absent

Passed

62–1

Feb 26, 2020

HB 1278

create a dementia services coordinator position within the Department of Human Services.

Yea

Passed

6–2

Feb 26, 2020

HCR 6018

To urge the adoption of a joint rule requiring the state Constitution to be read aloud on the floor of both houses each Legislative Session.

Yea

Failed

30–34

Feb 26, 2020