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 116
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Feb 11, 2026
SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 10, 2026
SCR 606
encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Feb 10, 2026
SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 10, 2026
HB 1030
amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 10, 2026
SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 10, 2026
SB 60
restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 10, 2026
HB 1118
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
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