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
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1014
modify provisions related to emergency medical services personnel and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 6, 2025
SB 83
revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.
Nay
Passed
18–17
Feb 6, 2025
SB 60
expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 6, 2025
SB 8
establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 6, 2025
SB 107
exempt trailer manufacturers and trailer dealers from certain provisions regarding motor vehicle dealer license requirements. Against party
Nay
Passed
20–15
Feb 6, 2025
SB 60
expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 6, 2025
SB 109
permit a school district to implement a new or revised section 504 plan, individualized family service plan, or individualized education program for a student who is the child of an active-duty member of the United States armed forces.
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 6, 2025
SB 106
require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 6, 2025
SB 50
prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
17–18
Feb 6, 2025
SB 52
authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
4–0
Feb 5, 2025
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