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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 25
update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities. Against party
Nay
Passed
30–3
Jan 26, 2026
SJR 503
applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.
Yea
Passed
25–9
Jan 26, 2026
SB 25
update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities. Against party
Nay
Passed
30–3
Jan 26, 2026
SJR 502
applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices.
Yea
Passed
24–10
Jan 26, 2026
SB 71
authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Jan 26, 2026
SB 63
establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation. Against party
Nay
Passed
31–3
Jan 23, 2026
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