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 223
modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote.
Yea
Passed
20–14
Feb 17, 2026
SB 97
adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes. Against party
Nay
Passed
18–16
Feb 17, 2026
SB 118
deposit certain tax revenues into a homeowner tax reduction fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–14
Feb 17, 2026
SB 227
establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration.
Yea
Passed
27–6
Feb 17, 2026
SB 150
exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.
Nay
Failed
16–17
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 12, 2026
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