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

HCR 6001

Honoring healthcare workers who died and risked their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

HB 1033

make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 84

extend the timeframe for filling a vacancy in a board of county commissioners.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

HB 1034

make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 72

revise the payor of autopsy costs in certain circumstances.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SCR 604

Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state. Against party

Nay

Passed

34–1

Feb 4, 2025

SCR 603

Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 4, 2025

SB 68

require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

32–3

Feb 3, 2025

SB 29

amend provisions regarding the Division of Insurance and the former Division of Securities operating fund.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Feb 3, 2025

SB 67

establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.

Nay

Failed

14–21

Feb 3, 2025