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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
Tally
Date
HB 1116
revise provisions regarding the use of perpetual care trust funds to maintain cemeteries.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 12, 2020
HJR 5001
To apply for a convention of states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.
Yea
Failed
28–36
Feb 12, 2020
SB 50
revise certain provisions regarding the practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 12, 2020
HB 1077
establish certain requirements regarding funeral processions.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 12, 2020
HB 1099
authorize counties to impose a temporary voter-approved half-cent sales and use tax and to issue revenue bonds to fund certain county infrastructure construction. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
30–32
Feb 11, 2020
HB 1114
authorize additional abbreviations in naming corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 11, 2020
HB 1113
provide for remote participation in a shareholders' meeting.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 11, 2020
HB 1008
legalize the growth, production, and transportation of industrial hemp in the state, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
51–10
Feb 11, 2020
HB 1164
codify legislation enacted in 2019.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 11, 2020
HB 1067
modify certain provisions regarding notice, service, and execution of judgments in forceable entry and detainer actions.
Yea
Passed
58–3
Feb 11, 2020
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