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R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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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
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1040
establish certain provisions regarding the opportunity scholarship program.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1088
prohibit the use of certain electronic devices while driving. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–26
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1081
authorize certain paraplegic or amputee veterans or their surviving spouses to retain a property tax exemption without having to reapply each year.
Absent
Passed
7–0
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1099
provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1111
provide for professional or occupational licensure for certain active duty military personnel and spouses.
Absent
Passed
8–0
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1185
revise provisions regarding farm wineries.
Yea
Passed
40–26
Feb 6, 2019
HB 1077
revise provisions regarding designation of a no maintenance highway.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 5, 2019
HB 1110
establish a penalty for certain persons who fail to file a birth certificate or who fail to provide the notice required for the filing of a death certificate.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Feb 5, 2019
HB 1022
revise certain provisions regarding the limitations on indemnification by the state.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 5, 2019
HB 1124
require health care facilities that perform mammography to inform mammography patients on breast density.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 5, 2019
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