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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
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Date
HB 1044
authorize certain children who are subject to a pending military relocation to apply for enrollment in a school district.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Jan 28, 2019
SB 5
codify legislation enacted in 2018.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Jan 28, 2019
HB 1049
revise certain provisions regarding driving after consuming certain drugs or substances.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jan 25, 2019
HB 1043
require the Department of Social Services to collect and report certain information regarding the military affiliation of a parent whose child is subject to a report of abuse or neglect.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jan 25, 2019
SB 34
make an appropriation for the replacement of the Elm Lake Dam spillway and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Jan 25, 2019
SB 13
revise certain provisions regarding authorization for public transportation assistance grants.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jan 25, 2019
HB 1037
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the construction of a regional sports complex at Northern State University and to make an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Jan 25, 2019
HB 1052
revise certain provisions regarding the notice given to county commissioners for special sessions.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jan 25, 2019
HB 1007
revise certain provisions regarding the exemptions from the twelve-month residency requirement for university students.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jan 25, 2019
HB 1047
revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation. Against party
Nay
Passed
61–2
Jan 25, 2019
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