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R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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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
600
votes against own party
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2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1313
require education in prenatal human growth and development.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 3, 2026
HB 1199
address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 3, 2026
SB 89
create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
Yea
Passed
29–4
Mar 3, 2026
HB 1066
revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 3, 2026
HB 1254
exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax. Against party
Nay
Passed
28–6
Mar 3, 2026
SB 79
make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
29–4
Mar 2, 2026
SB 37
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1027
update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 2, 2026
SB 136
make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 2, 2026
SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–8
Mar 2, 2026
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