Steve Gander
Born
1961
Contact
Email · rep.steve.gander@house.mn.gov
District office
MN
218-773-3447
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1
Bills sponsored
this session · 1 all-time
48
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 48 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
286
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 286 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
94-2025-0 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.7%
based on 90 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.3%
based on 90 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 90 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
1 billCo-sponsored
48 billsCurrent session 48 bills
- HF 482 Choose Life special license plates established, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 895 Legislative approval required for adoption of rules. Introduced
- HF 957 Mandate relief for school districts provided, certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to opt out of compliance with certain recently enacted state laws or rules. Introduced
- HF 964 In lieu tax imposed on older passenger automobiles and collector vehicles expanded to motorcycles. Introduced
- HF 11 Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year. Introduced
- HF 12 Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex. Passed
- HF 13 Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated. Passed
- HF 14 Temporary moratorium on certain light rail transit expenditures established. Passed
- HF 15 Student and staff safety measures required to be included in each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan, school security systems grants created, report required, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 16 Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, use of immigration-related data provided, and county attorneys required to notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented person is arrested for a crime of violence. Introduced
- HF 17 Minnesota Personal Protection Act amended, lifetime permits to carry handguns created, and application fee reduced. Introduced
- HF 21 Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days. Passed
- HF 22 Parent's bill of rights created. Introduced
- HF 24 Born alive infant provisions modified. Passed
- HF 25 Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated. Passed
- HF 26 Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made. Introduced
- HF 29 Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled. Introduced
- HF 39 County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 42 Definition of sustainable aviation fuel modified. Introduced
- HF 43 Biofuel infrastructure grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 139 Public employees police and fire retirement plan; state patrol retirement plan; postretirement adjustments increased, and waiting period for a postretirement adjustment decreased for the public employees police and fire retirement plan. Introduced
- HF 147 Estate tax; general subtraction amount increased. Introduced
- HF 173 Income and corporate franchise tax; research credit modified. Introduced
- HF 183 Imposition and allocation of certain taxes amended, and retail delivery fee repealed. Introduced
- HF 199 Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Introduced
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repassage, as amended by the Senate | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Nay | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Amendment to Liebling Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Niska motion Suspension of Rules | Yea | fail | April 09, 2026 |
| Igo motion - Take From The Table | Yea | fail | May 18, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | May 09, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 06, 2025 |
| Liebling motion Re-Referral | Nay | fail | March 03, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | fail | February 20, 2025 |
| Motion to Reconsider | Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 30, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 07, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Long motion Suspension of Rules | Nay | pass | March 02, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
| Repassage, as amended by Conference | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Nay | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Amendment to Baker Amendment | Yea | fail | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?" | Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Amendment to Bierman Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Jordan motion Recall and place on General Register | Nay | fail | March 26, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 17, 2025 |
| Amendment to Reyer Amendment | Nay | fail | March 13, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 04, 2026 |
| Appeal Ruling Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the House? | Yea | fail | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| CALL OF THE HOUSE | Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |
| Repassage, as amended by Conference | Yea | pass | May 19, 2025 |