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 1232

modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1021

modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee. Against party

Nay

Passed

23–12

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1037

suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically.

Yea

Passed

26–9

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1036

establish a minimum combined balance of the budget reserve fund and general revenue replacement fund.

Yea

Passed

31–4

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1124

repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card. Bipartisan

Yea

Failed

17–18

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1222

expand the authorized carrying, possession, and storage of a concealed pistol.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1015

increase licensure fees related to the practice of funeral service and cremation. Against party

Nay

Passed

24–11

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1052

prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.

Yea

Passed

23–12

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1132

establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. Against party

Nay

Passed

20–14

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1069

regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

27–7

Mar 4, 2025