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
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 95
make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
24–11
Mar 3, 2025
SB 56
authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1188
allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1114
make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Against party
Nay
Passed
28–6
Mar 3, 2025
HCR 6008
Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak passenger rail service to the state.
Nay
Failed
17–18
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1021
modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–3
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1188
allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses. Against party
Nay
Passed
31–4
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1131
make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. Against party
Nay
Passed
32–2
Mar 3, 2025
HB 1037
suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically.
Yea
Passed
7–2
Mar 3, 2025
HJR 5001
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 3, 2025
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