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 98% 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
606
votes against own party
This page
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 3
create the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–16
Mar 5, 2019
SB 173
make an appropriation to fund certain health care innovation grants, to require certain reports, expedite the nursing home rate methodology review, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
58–2
Mar 5, 2019
SB 128
make an appropriation to the gaming commission fund, to provide for the transfer of funds to the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
47–13
Mar 5, 2019
SB 153
authorize the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to provide for a special hunting license with the proceeds to be used for habitat. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–3
Mar 5, 2019
SB 74
revise provisions regarding multiple convictions for certain offenses.
Yea
Passed
59–1
Mar 5, 2019
SB 48
authorize counties on behalf of certain improvement districts to issue convention facility on-sale licenses to sell alcoholic beverages.
Yea
Passed
55–5
Mar 5, 2019
SB 8
provide for a statewide resource information system. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–13
Mar 5, 2019
SCR 8
Requesting Congress to lawfully change the Medicaid eligibility requirements to give states the option to provide Medicaid services to persons in jail pending disposition.
Yea
Passed
58–2
Mar 5, 2019
SB 175
make an appropriation for the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Mar 5, 2019
SB 99
establish certain provisions regarding commercial security deposits.
Yea
Passed
59–0
Mar 4, 2019
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