Sen. Taffy Howard
Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
153 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
13%
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 22% 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
605
votes against own party
This page
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 74
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1326
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. Against party
Nay
Passed
13–5
Mar 11, 2026
SB 119
create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.
Yea
Passed
20–12
Mar 10, 2026
SB 135
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Mar 10, 2026
SB 106
modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–11
Mar 10, 2026
SB 171
amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Mar 10, 2026
SB 221
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
29–5
Mar 10, 2026
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