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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 25
update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.
Nay
Failed
17–17
Jan 23, 2026
SB 44
establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 23, 2026
SB 34
amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Jan 23, 2026
SB 84
increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 23, 2026
SB 9
revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center. Against party
Nay
Passed
18–16
Jan 22, 2026
SB 22
clarify when certification of values is transmitted to the county.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 22, 2026
SB 77
ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Yea
Failed
13–20
Jan 22, 2026
SB 17
prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jan 22, 2026
HB 1044
make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
16–2
Jan 22, 2026
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