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%

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

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

This page

2,950

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 229

require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts. Against party

Yea

Failed

16–18

Feb 23, 2026

SB 219

require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 23, 2026

HB 1189

establish a greater tire weight limit for a mobile crane moving on any highway in this state.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 23, 2026

SB 121

transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

7–1

Feb 23, 2026

SB 124

temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

29–5

Feb 23, 2026

SB 119

create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.

Yea

Passed

5–3

Feb 23, 2026

HB 1062

revise a provision related to aggravated assault.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 20, 2026

HB 1012

revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Feb 20, 2026

SB 193

clarify the definition of backup electric generation.

Nay

Failed

17–17

Feb 20, 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

6–2

Feb 20, 2026