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 1192

remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. Against party

Nay

Passed

21–13

Mar 3, 2025

SB 132

make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion.

Nay

Failed

16–19

Mar 3, 2025

SB 45

impose a motor vehicle technology fee. Against party

Nay

Passed

22–13

Mar 3, 2025

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

18–0

Feb 27, 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

18–0

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1041

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

Yea

Passed

16–2

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1097

establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of nonresident physicians. Against party

Nay

Passed

31–3

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1026

make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1071

modify practice criteria for physician assistants. Against party

Nay

Passed

32–3

Feb 27, 2025

HB 1261

provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects.

Nay

Failed

14–21

Feb 27, 2025