R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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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

SB 131

revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 4, 2026

SB 173

extend the motor vehicle and motorcycle licensing fee available to a veteran with a disability to the spouse of a veteran with a disability.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 4, 2026

HB 1080

allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 4, 2026

SB 15

create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee. Against party

Nay

Passed

33–1

Feb 4, 2026

SB 100

revise provisions related to trusts.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 4, 2026

SB 113

increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. Against party

Nay

Passed

30–4

Feb 4, 2026

HB 1011

modify fees charged by the clerk of courts for certain copies of court records.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 4, 2026

SB 88

clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 4, 2026

SB 132

modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 4, 2026

SB 35

revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 4, 2026