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 1053

require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 19, 2025

SB 185

amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Feb 19, 2025

SCR 605

Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 19, 2025

HB 1109

prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Failed

17–17

Feb 19, 2025

SB 123

revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 19, 2025

SB 120

update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 19, 2025

SB 208

amend provisions pertaining to a school district's proposed opt out, capital outlay certificate, or other agreement.

Yea

Passed

19–15

Feb 19, 2025

HCR 6002

Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.

Yea

Passed

5–0

Feb 19, 2025

SB 28

revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

32–2

Feb 19, 2025

SB 203

increase the minimum age to purchase a lottery ticket.

Nay

Failed

12–23

Feb 18, 2025