R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

Contact Email Phone Official site ↗

Compare

Session

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

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

HB 1318

authorize the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority to transfer or grant excess reserves to any South Dakota governmental entity.

Yea

Passed

3–2

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1166

revise certain provisions regarding waivers recommended by the School Finance Accountability Board.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1262

exclude certain funds from the calculation of local effort in the state aid to education formula.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1314

revise certain provisions regarding the calculation of fall enrollment for the purposes of education funding.

Yea

Passed

4–1

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1231

revise certain provisions regarding budget transfers.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1171

establish a nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1232

revise the payment for the dual credit program.

Nay

Passed

2–3

Feb 8, 2018

SB 130

make an appropriation to the building South Dakota fund and to provide for the disbursement thereof.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Feb 8, 2018

SB 134

provide for the transfer of funds from the future fund to the education enhancement trust fund for the purpose of funding needs-based grants.

Yea

Passed

9–1

Feb 8, 2018

HB 1215

revise certain provisions regarding reorganization of certain school districts with low enrollment.

Yea

Passed

62–0

Feb 7, 2018