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

SB 62

establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Feb 18, 2025

SB 140

revise a provision related to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a county in detaining a parolee.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 18, 2025

SB 156

increase the minimum age for marriage.

Nay

Failed

16–19

Feb 18, 2025

SB 155

reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Feb 18, 2025

SB 205

increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment.

Nay

Failed

15–20

Feb 18, 2025

SB 219

require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event.

Yea

Passed

19–16

Feb 18, 2025

SB 196

incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum.

Nay

Failed

7–28

Feb 18, 2025

SB 54

revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax.

Yea

Passed

5–3

Feb 18, 2025

SB 86

expand eligibility for the rural recruitment assistance program to include chiropractors and optometrists.

Yea

Passed

8–1

Feb 18, 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

9–0

Feb 18, 2025