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 52
authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
16–0
Feb 21, 2025
SB 136
make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota.
Absent
Passed
7–1
Feb 21, 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
17–0
Feb 21, 2025
SB 137
make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.
Absent
Passed
6–2
Feb 21, 2025
HB 1092
make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program. Against party
Nay
Passed
14–3
Feb 21, 2025
SB 104
provide for the publication of the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment and to make an appropriation therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
10–6
Feb 21, 2025
HB 1042
make an appropriation for the construction of historical exhibits at the Cultural Heritage Center.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Feb 21, 2025
SB 202
create the water infrastructure development fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
21–12
Feb 21, 2025
SB 198
establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings. Against party
Nay
Passed
17–16
Feb 21, 2025
HB 1114
make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Against party
Nay
Passed
12–4
Feb 21, 2025
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