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%

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

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

This page

2,950

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 62

make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and nonpoint source projects and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

8–1

Mar 3, 2022

SB 58

make an appropriation for the construction of a new state public health laboratory and the renovation of the existing laboratory and to declare an emergency.

Absent

Passed

59–5

Mar 3, 2022

SB 3

provide for the use and regulated sale of marijuana.

Absent

Failed

28–37

Mar 3, 2022

SB 65

delineate uses for the South Dakota housing opportunity fund. Against party

Nay

Passed

44–23

Mar 3, 2022

SB 197

require the POW/MIA flag be displayed in the Senate and House of Representative chambers.

Absent

Passed

64–0

Mar 3, 2022

SB 152

provide for ticket-in, ticket-out video lottery.

Absent

Passed

51–14

Mar 3, 2022

HB 1284

increase household income thresholds for a paraplegic tax reduction.

Yea

Passed

67–0

Mar 3, 2022

SB 97

authorize the Board of Regents to acquire the incubator building located on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, to contract for the design and renovation thereof, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

6–3

Mar 3, 2022

SB 133

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to upgrade an education lab and purchase resources at Black Hills State University and to declare an emergency.

Absent

Passed

61–5

Mar 3, 2022

SB 44

authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the demolition of Briscoe Hall and the existing Lincoln Hall, and the design and construction of the new Lincoln Hall, at Northern State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

59–8

Mar 3, 2022