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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
This page
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1073
authorize special event alcohol licenses for full-service restaurant licensees.
Yea
Passed
56–8
Feb 19, 2020
HB 1123
revise provisions regarding termination of a lease by a victim of alleged domestic abuse.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 19, 2020
HB 1208
revise provisions regarding the titling of motor vehicles.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 19, 2020
HB 1109
revise the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
Absent
Passed
59–1
Feb 18, 2020
SB 31
revise and repeal certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 18, 2020
SB 54
regulate the use of auxiliary containers.
Yea
Passed
43–22
Feb 18, 2020
HCR 6012
Supporting the right to pray in public schools.
Yea
Passed
61–4
Feb 18, 2020
HB 1103
authorize the forensic medical examination of certain minor victims without parental or guardian consent.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 18, 2020
SB 54
regulate the use of auxiliary containers.
Yea
Passed
46–19
Feb 18, 2020
SCR 604
Recognizing June as Move Over Awareness Month and urging drivers to slow down and move over for stopped vehicles.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 18, 2020
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