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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 1206
revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1092
provide for an assumption of risk by any person engaged in off-road vehicle activity and to limit the liability of the renters of off-road vehicles under certain circumstances.
Yea
Passed
52–11
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1027
make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1105
revise certain provisions regarding restrictions on State Investment Council members.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 7, 2020
SB 30
update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 7, 2020
HB 1059
revise certain provisions regarding hunting with drones.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 7, 2020
HB 1024
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 7, 2020
SB 16
make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for certain health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 7, 2020
HB 1047
revise certain provisions regarding human trafficking.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 7, 2020
HB 1029
make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 7, 2020
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