
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 95% 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
605
votes against own party
This page
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 121
transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
28–2
Mar 30, 2026
HB 1326
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–9
Mar 12, 2026
HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 12, 2026
SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. Against party
Nay
Passed
26–8
Mar 12, 2026
HB 1209
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
18–15
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Mar 11, 2026
SB 245
create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.
Yea
Passed
20–13
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1209
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Yea
Failed
15–19
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1139
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Mar 11, 2026
SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. Against party
Nay
Passed
13–5
Mar 11, 2026
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