R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

Contact Email Phone Official site ↗

Compare

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

13%

some cross-party votes

Higher than 94% of chamber peers

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

606

votes against own party

This page

2,950

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 118

establish certain provisions regarding advance care planning. Against party

Nay

Passed

37–22

Mar 7, 2019

HB 1171

allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Mar 7, 2019

SB 146

revise certain provisions regarding licenses for speech-language pathology services.

Yea

Passed

57–2

Mar 7, 2019

SB 189

establish a fund to receive civil recoveries to offset costs incurred by riot boosting, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

49–13

Mar 7, 2019

SB 179

revise the property tax levies for the general fund of school districts and to revise the state aid to education formula.

Yea

Passed

56–2

Mar 7, 2019

SB 190

promote pipeline construction and fiscal responsibility by establishing a fund, to authorize a special fee for extraordinary expenses, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party

Nay

Passed

54–8

Mar 7, 2019

SB 15

define solar energy facilities, establish certain provisions regarding solar energy permits, and revise the procedures by which the Public Utilities Commission processes facility permits. Against party

Nay

Passed

45–15

Mar 7, 2019

SB 52

require a survey to determine the adequacy of civics and history instruction in accredited schools. Against party

Nay

Failed

27–32

Mar 7, 2019

SB 176

make an appropriation for the second century habitat fund.

Yea

Passed

47–14

Mar 7, 2019

SB 137

provide for the payment of claims for covered services provided by a health care professional via telehealth.

Yea

Passed

60–1

Mar 7, 2019