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State Representative
Spencer Gosch
(R) - South Dakota
South Dakota House District 23
In Office - Started: 01/14/2025
contact info
Capitol Office
Capitol Building
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3851
District Mailing Address
104 N. Riverview Drive
Glenham, SD 57631
Glenham, SD 57631
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB100 | Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB92 | Require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1093 | Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB155 | Reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB78 | Authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR5003 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1242 | Limit the amount of money that a political action committee may accept from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | An Act to limit the amount of money that a political action committee may accept from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Dead |
| HB1165 | Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops. | An Act to provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops. | Dead |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | An Act to require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Dead |
| HB1266 | Attach the South Dakota State Brand Board to the Office of School and Public Lands. | An Act to attach the South Dakota State Brand Board to the Office of School and Public Lands. | Dead |
| HB1052 | Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR5001 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB201 | Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | An Act to prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Dead |
| HB1124 | Repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card. | An Act to repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card. | Dead |
| HB1200 | Permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. | An Act to permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. | Dead |
| HB1267 | Prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor. | An Act to prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor. | Dead |
| HB1186 | Provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. | An Act to provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. | Dead |
| HJR5007 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management. | Dead |
| HB1152 | Prohibit the enforcement and implementation of directives from intergovernmental organizations, and to provide a penalty therefor. | An Act to prohibit the enforcement and implementation of directives from intergovernmental organizations, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Dead |
| HB1183 | Amend the other revenue base amount available to certain school districts. | An Act to amend the other revenue base amount available to certain school districts. | Dead |
| HB1120 | Transfer certain moneys and to make an appropriation for the operations of the state library. | An Act to transfer certain moneys and to make an appropriation for the operations of the state library. | Dead |
| HB1087 | Authorize the recall of county commissioners. | An Act to authorize the recall of county commissioners. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Veto override | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1046 | Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1132 | Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. | Veto override | 03/13/2025 | Nay |
| SB220 | 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. | Do Pass | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed | 03/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Absent |
| HB1062 | Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1066 | Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Motion to amend | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1135 | Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency. | Failed to concur, no committee appointed | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1143 | Require that the director of equalization adjust certain agricultural land values. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1208 | Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1245 | Exempt from the state sales and use tax gross receipts for certain services to a partnership. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1230 | Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1259 | Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Absent |
| SB70 | Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB120 | Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB127 | Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB144 | Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Motion to amend | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB164 | Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB191 | Limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB6 | Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB3 | Increase driver license fees. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB32 | Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB26 | Reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1016 | Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB28 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB73 | Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB88 | Increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB90 | Clarify provisions regarding tax deeds. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Motion to amend | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB115 | Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB120 | Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB131 | Establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB144 | Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB143 | Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB173 | Revise the process by which a recount may be requested. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1232 | Modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB215 | Remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB45 | Impose a motor vehicle technology fee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB56 | Authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB54 | Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SJR503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB89 | Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB106 | Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1114 | Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1131 | Make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB128 | Amend requirements for an official newspaper. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SJR505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB146 | Revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB163 | Require certain firefighting equipment purchased by a fire department contain particular labeling. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB155 | Reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB152 | Promote the future success and development of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB145 | Require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB185 | Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB138 | Make an appropriation for developing the economic viability of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB143 | Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB173 | Revise the process by which a recount may be requested. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB137 | Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB136 | Make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota. | Tabled | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB154 | Prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1188 | Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB175 | Create provisions governing litigation financing. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB193 | Allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB191 | Limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB201 | Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB198 | Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings. | Tabled | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Reconsidered | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | South Dakota House District 23 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/14/2025 | |
| SD | South Dakota House District 23 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 01/10/2017 | 09/13/2023 |