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
HB 1028
establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 4, 2026
SB 89
create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof. Against party
Nay
Passed
27–7
Feb 4, 2026
SB 75
amend the type of entities eligible to participate in the cybersecurity services initiative.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Feb 3, 2026
HB 1047
make an appropriation for the construction costs at the Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Feb 2, 2026
SB 92
clarify the rights to appeal and refer certain decisions of boards of county commissioners.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 2, 2026
SB 115
remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas.
Yea
Passed
19–15
Feb 2, 2026
HB 1016
modify provisions related to the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 2, 2026
HCR 6001
urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Feb 2, 2026
SB 115
remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas.
Yea
Passed
21–13
Feb 2, 2026
HB 1021
authorize the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to dismantle and demolish buildings on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Feb 2, 2026
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