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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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1318
authorize the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority to transfer or grant excess reserves to any South Dakota governmental entity. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–16
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1200
revise certain on-sale full-service restaurant alcoholic beverage license provisions and to authorize municipalities and counties to lease on-sale full-service restaurant alcoholic beverage licenses. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
33–28
Feb 22, 2018
SB 118
create a veterans cemetery fund and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
10–1
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1067
revise certain provisions regarding the licensing of wineries.
Yea
Passed
53–9
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1192
revise certain programs and promote efficiency in state government and to make an appropriation therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–13
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1160
transfer victim services from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Public Safety, to increase a surcharge to increase revenues to the crime victims' compensation fund, and to revise certain provisions regarding the awarding of claims from the fund.
Yea
Passed
60–2
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1192
revise certain programs and promote efficiency in state government and to make an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Feb 22, 2018
SB 61
revise certain provisions regarding sex offender registration.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1128
revise certain provisions regarding increases in teacher compensation.
Nay
Failed
29–32
Feb 22, 2018
HB 1297
revise certain provisions regarding capital outlay obligations.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 22, 2018
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