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%

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

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 1026

revise certain provisions relating to use of security for cleanup and remediation of environmental problems.

Yea

Passed

60–0

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1056

authorize video monitoring of residents in assisted living centers and nursing facilities.

Yea

Passed

53–9

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1025

revise certain provisions regarding plugging and performance bonds for oil and gas wells.

Yea

Passed

56–5

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1085

provide for permanent daylight savings time. Against party

Nay

Passed

30–32

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1084

increase the maximum allowable height of certain vehicles carrying baled feed and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1033

provide for the prevention of aquatic invasive species contamination in public waters and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

54–7

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1007

require certain adjustments to the assessed value of agricultural land if factors impact the land's productivity and to require those adjustments to be documented.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1051

revise certain provisions regarding public access to voter registration data. Against party

Nay

Passed

40–21

Feb 5, 2020

HB 1032

revise the authority of the Board of Education Standards to promulgate rules regarding certification. Against party

Nay

Passed

45–16

Feb 4, 2020

HB 1080

revise certain provisions regarding grain buyers.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Feb 4, 2020