Sen. Taffy Howard
Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
154 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
154
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 195
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Yea
Failed
16–17
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1003
amend provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1018
amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1201
authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs. Against party
Nay
Passed
19–15
Feb 18, 2026
SB 111
require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 17, 2026
SB 179
permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
28–6
Feb 17, 2026
SB 195
repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.
Yea
Failed
17–17
Feb 17, 2026
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 17, 2026
SB 20
make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
30–4
Feb 17, 2026
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