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

HB 1039

amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 6, 2025

HCR 6003

To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1204

revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1174

revise certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1040

reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program.

Yea

Passed

23–11

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1116

repeal a reporting requirement regarding industrial hemp.

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1061

prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 6, 2025

SB 75

require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.

Yea

Passed

31–2

Mar 6, 2025

HB 1041

revise and repeal certain provisions pertaining to the state library and State Library Board.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 5, 2025

HB 1238

establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter.

Yea

Passed

25–8

Mar 5, 2025