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

600

votes against own party

This page

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