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 1164

revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor. Against party

Nay

Passed

22–12

Mar 4, 2025

HB 1238

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

Yea

Passed

4–1

Mar 3, 2025

SB 25

clarify the adoption and use of the plumbing code.

Yea

Passed

34–1

Mar 3, 2025

SB 6

authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building.

Yea

Passed

29–6

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1094

modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party

Nay

Passed

27–8

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1036

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

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1161

allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1196

update Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to include provisions related to virtual currency and notice requirements.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Mar 3, 2025

SB 16

set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor. Against party

Yea

Failed

14–21

Mar 3, 2025

HB 1195

revise a provision related to the termination of parental rights of a child adjudicated abused or neglected.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Mar 3, 2025