Sen. Taffy Howard
Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
153 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
153
missed votes
Total cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
606
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 161
make an appropriation for matching funds to enhance research in manufacturing processes having lunar application and planetary use in tribal housing development and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
55–11
Mar 7, 2022
SB 33
authorize the Department of Corrections to make healthcare improvements at the South Dakota Women's Prison, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
62–3
Mar 3, 2022
SB 115
make an appropriation for quiet zone railway crossings and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–2
Mar 3, 2022
HB 1100
revise provisions related to the video recording of certain victim testimony at a preliminary hearing or deposition.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Mar 3, 2022
HB 1099
revise provisions related to courtroom modifications for child witnesses.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Mar 3, 2022
SB 26
revise the definition of practitioner for purposes of the medical cannabis program. Against party
Nay
Passed
49–17
Mar 3, 2022
SB 155
make an appropriation for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, abuse, and neglect and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–3
Mar 3, 2022
SB 42
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of an addition to the wellness center at the University of South Dakota, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
57–7
Mar 3, 2022
SB 161
make an appropriation for matching funds to enhance research in manufacturing processes having lunar application and planetary use in tribal housing development and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–1
Mar 3, 2022
SB 122
prohibit private funding of election costs except for gifts of a nominal and intrinsic value.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Mar 3, 2022
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