diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index d51165233fbd..e6f15683550e 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
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   packages = ["btcec"]
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     "salsa20/salsa",
   ]
   pruneopts = "UT"
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   name = "golang.org/x/net"
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   packages = ["unix"]
   pruneopts = "UT"
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   name = "golang.org/x/text"
   packages = [
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   name = "google.golang.org/genproto"
   packages = ["googleapis/rpc/status"]
   pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "02b4e95473316948020af0b7a4f0f22c73929b0e"
+  revision = "e92b116572682a5b432ddd840aeaba2a559eeff1"
 
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+  digest = "1:2dab32a43451e320e49608ff4542fdfc653c95dcc35d0065ec9c6c3dd540ed74"
   name = "google.golang.org/grpc"
   packages = [
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diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index ec7941b86fa9..d1b1fbef5225 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BREAKING CHANGES
   * `gaiacli gov deposit --depositer`
   * `gaiacli gov vote --voter`
 * [x/gov] Added tags sub-package, changed tags to use dash-case 
+* [x/gov] Governance parameters are now stored in globalparams store
 
 FEATURES
 * [lcd] Can now query governance proposals by ProposalStatus
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS
 * [x/bank] Unit tests are now table-driven
 * [tests] Fixes ansible scripts to work with AWS too
 * [tests] \#1806 CLI tests are now behind the build flag 'cli_test', so go test works on a new repo
+* [x/gov] Initial governance parameters can now be set in the genesis file
 
 BUG FIXES
 *  \#1666 Add intra-tx counter to the genesis validators
@@ -55,4 +57,4 @@ BUG FIXES
 *  \#1766 Fixes bad example for keybase identity
 *  \#1804 Fixes gen-tx genesis generation logic temporarily until upstream updates
 *  \#1799 Fix `gaiad export`
-*  \#1828 Force user to specify amount on create-validator command by removing default
\ No newline at end of file
+*  \#1828 Force user to specify amount on create-validator command by removing default
diff --git a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
index 837ce5a1064f..3181356579aa 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/app/app.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func NewGaiaApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, baseAppOptio
 	app.ibcMapper = ibc.NewMapper(app.cdc, app.keyIBC, app.RegisterCodespace(ibc.DefaultCodespace))
 	app.paramsKeeper = params.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyParams)
 	app.stakeKeeper = stake.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyStake, app.coinKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(stake.DefaultCodespace))
-	app.govKeeper = gov.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyGov, app.coinKeeper, app.stakeKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(gov.DefaultCodespace))
+	app.govKeeper = gov.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyGov, app.paramsKeeper.Setter(), app.coinKeeper, app.stakeKeeper, app.RegisterCodespace(gov.DefaultCodespace))
 	app.feeCollectionKeeper = auth.NewFeeCollectionKeeper(app.cdc, app.keyFeeCollection)
 	app.slashingKeeper = slashing.NewKeeper(app.cdc, app.keySlashing, app.stakeKeeper, app.paramsKeeper.Getter(), app.RegisterCodespace(slashing.DefaultCodespace))
 
diff --git a/x/gov/genesis.go b/x/gov/genesis.go
index 40218ca8689c..950f3c9ef96d 100644
--- a/x/gov/genesis.go
+++ b/x/gov/genesis.go
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ import (
 
 // GenesisState - all staking state that must be provided at genesis
 type GenesisState struct {
-	StartingProposalID int64 `json:"starting_proposalID"`
+	StartingProposalID int64             `json:"starting_proposalID"`
+	DepositProcedure   DepositProcedure  `json:"deposit_period"`
+	VotingProcedure    VotingProcedure   `json:"voting_period"`
+	TallyingProcedure  TallyingProcedure `json:"tallying_procedure"`
 }
 
-func NewGenesisState(startingProposalID int64) GenesisState {
+func NewGenesisState(startingProposalID int64, dp DepositProcedure, vp VotingProcedure, tp TallyingProcedure) GenesisState {
 	return GenesisState{
 		StartingProposalID: startingProposalID,
+		DepositProcedure:   dp,
+		VotingProcedure:    vp,
+		TallyingProcedure:  tp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -19,6 +25,18 @@ func NewGenesisState(startingProposalID int64) GenesisState {
 func DefaultGenesisState() GenesisState {
 	return GenesisState{
 		StartingProposalID: 1,
+		DepositProcedure: DepositProcedure{
+			MinDeposit:       sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("steak", 10)},
+			MaxDepositPeriod: 200,
+		},
+		VotingProcedure: VotingProcedure{
+			VotingPeriod: 200,
+		},
+		TallyingProcedure: TallyingProcedure{
+			Threshold:         sdk.NewRat(1, 2),
+			Veto:              sdk.NewRat(1, 3),
+			GovernancePenalty: sdk.NewRat(1, 100),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -29,13 +47,22 @@ func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, data GenesisState) {
 		// TODO: Handle this with #870
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	k.setDepositProcedure(ctx, data.DepositProcedure)
+	k.setVotingProcedure(ctx, data.VotingProcedure)
+	k.setTallyingProcedure(ctx, data.TallyingProcedure)
 }
 
 // WriteGenesis - output genesis parameters
 func WriteGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper) GenesisState {
-	initalProposalID, _ := k.getNewProposalID(ctx)
+	startingProposalID, _ := k.getNewProposalID(ctx)
+	depositProcedure := k.GetDepositProcedure(ctx)
+	votingProcedure := k.GetVotingProcedure(ctx)
+	tallyingProcedure := k.GetTallyingProcedure(ctx)
 
 	return GenesisState{
-		initalProposalID,
+		StartingProposalID: startingProposalID,
+		DepositProcedure:   depositProcedure,
+		VotingProcedure:    votingProcedure,
+		TallyingProcedure:  tallyingProcedure,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x/gov/handler.go b/x/gov/handler.go
index 04a68ccbbb8b..58e062d0d147 100644
--- a/x/gov/handler.go
+++ b/x/gov/handler.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper) (resTags sdk.Tags, nonVotingVals
 		activeProposal := keeper.ActiveProposalQueuePop(ctx)
 
 		proposalStartBlock := activeProposal.GetVotingStartBlock()
-		votingPeriod := keeper.GetVotingProcedure().VotingPeriod
+		votingPeriod := keeper.GetVotingProcedure(ctx).VotingPeriod
 		if ctx.BlockHeight() < proposalStartBlock+votingPeriod {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func EndBlocker(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper) (resTags sdk.Tags, nonVotingVals
 	return resTags, nonVotingVals
 }
 func shouldPopInactiveProposalQueue(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper) bool {
-	depositProcedure := keeper.GetDepositProcedure()
+	depositProcedure := keeper.GetDepositProcedure(ctx)
 	peekProposal := keeper.InactiveProposalQueuePeek(ctx)
 
 	if peekProposal == nil {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func shouldPopInactiveProposalQueue(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper) bool {
 }
 
 func shouldPopActiveProposalQueue(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper) bool {
-	votingProcedure := keeper.GetVotingProcedure()
+	votingProcedure := keeper.GetVotingProcedure(ctx)
 	peekProposal := keeper.ActiveProposalQueuePeek(ctx)
 
 	if peekProposal == nil {
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper.go b/x/gov/keeper.go
index 572c5388eb10..4f49cac582c6 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper.go
@@ -4,10 +4,21 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	wire "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
+)
+
+// nolint
+const (
+	ParamStoreKeyDepositProcedure  = "gov/depositprocedure"
+	ParamStoreKeyVotingProcedure   = "gov/votingprocedure"
+	ParamStoreKeyTallyingProcedure = "gov/tallyingprocedure"
 )
 
 // Governance Keeper
 type Keeper struct {
+	// The reference to the ParamSetter to get and set Global Params
+	ps params.Setter
+
 	// The reference to the CoinKeeper to modify balances
 	ck bank.Keeper
 
@@ -28,9 +39,10 @@ type Keeper struct {
 }
 
 // NewGovernanceMapper returns a mapper that uses go-wire to (binary) encode and decode gov types.
-func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key sdk.StoreKey, ck bank.Keeper, ds sdk.DelegationSet, codespace sdk.CodespaceType) Keeper {
+func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key sdk.StoreKey, ps params.Setter, ck bank.Keeper, ds sdk.DelegationSet, codespace sdk.CodespaceType) Keeper {
 	return Keeper{
 		storeKey:  key,
+		ps:        ps,
 		ck:        ck,
 		ds:        ds,
 		vs:        ds.GetValidatorSet(),
@@ -128,34 +140,37 @@ func (keeper Keeper) activateVotingPeriod(ctx sdk.Context, proposal Proposal) {
 // =====================================================
 // Procedures
 
-var (
-	defaultMinDeposit       int64 = 10
-	defaultMaxDepositPeriod int64 = 10000
-	defaultVotingPeriod     int64 = 10000
-)
+// Returns the current Deposit Procedure from the global param store
+func (keeper Keeper) GetDepositProcedure(ctx sdk.Context) DepositProcedure {
+	var depositProcedure DepositProcedure
+	keeper.ps.Get(ctx, ParamStoreKeyDepositProcedure, &depositProcedure)
+	return depositProcedure
+}
 
-// Gets procedure from store. TODO: move to global param store and allow for updating of this
-func (keeper Keeper) GetDepositProcedure() DepositProcedure {
-	return DepositProcedure{
-		MinDeposit:       sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("steak", defaultMinDeposit)},
-		MaxDepositPeriod: defaultMaxDepositPeriod,
-	}
+// Returns the current Voting Procedure from the global param store
+func (keeper Keeper) GetVotingProcedure(ctx sdk.Context) VotingProcedure {
+	var votingProcedure VotingProcedure
+	keeper.ps.Get(ctx, ParamStoreKeyVotingProcedure, &votingProcedure)
+	return votingProcedure
 }
 
-// Gets procedure from store. TODO: move to global param store and allow for updating of this
-func (keeper Keeper) GetVotingProcedure() VotingProcedure {
-	return VotingProcedure{
-		VotingPeriod: defaultVotingPeriod,
-	}
+// Returns the current Tallying Procedure from the global param store
+func (keeper Keeper) GetTallyingProcedure(ctx sdk.Context) TallyingProcedure {
+	var tallyingProcedure TallyingProcedure
+	keeper.ps.Get(ctx, ParamStoreKeyTallyingProcedure, &tallyingProcedure)
+	return tallyingProcedure
 }
 
-// Gets procedure from store. TODO: move to global param store and allow for updating of this
-func (keeper Keeper) GetTallyingProcedure() TallyingProcedure {
-	return TallyingProcedure{
-		Threshold:         sdk.NewRat(1, 2),
-		Veto:              sdk.NewRat(1, 3),
-		GovernancePenalty: sdk.NewRat(1, 100),
-	}
+func (keeper Keeper) setDepositProcedure(ctx sdk.Context, depositProcedure DepositProcedure) {
+	keeper.ps.Set(ctx, ParamStoreKeyDepositProcedure, &depositProcedure)
+}
+
+func (keeper Keeper) setVotingProcedure(ctx sdk.Context, votingProcedure VotingProcedure) {
+	keeper.ps.Set(ctx, ParamStoreKeyVotingProcedure, &votingProcedure)
+}
+
+func (keeper Keeper) setTallyingProcedure(ctx sdk.Context, tallyingProcedure TallyingProcedure) {
+	keeper.ps.Set(ctx, ParamStoreKeyTallyingProcedure, &tallyingProcedure)
 }
 
 // =====================================================
@@ -262,7 +277,7 @@ func (keeper Keeper) AddDeposit(ctx sdk.Context, proposalID int64, depositerAddr
 	// Check if deposit tipped proposal into voting period
 	// Active voting period if so
 	activatedVotingPeriod := false
-	if proposal.GetStatus() == StatusDepositPeriod && proposal.GetTotalDeposit().IsGTE(keeper.GetDepositProcedure().MinDeposit) {
+	if proposal.GetStatus() == StatusDepositPeriod && proposal.GetTotalDeposit().IsGTE(keeper.GetDepositProcedure(ctx).MinDeposit) {
 		keeper.activateVotingPeriod(ctx, proposal)
 		activatedVotingPeriod = true
 	}
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper_test.go b/x/gov/keeper_test.go
index 988a8a6a7e05..786953fd3aa5 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper_test.go
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
-// overwrite defaults for testing
-func init() {
-	defaultMinDeposit = 10
-	defaultMaxDepositPeriod = 200
-	defaultVotingPeriod = 200
-}
-
 func TestGetSetProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	mapp, keeper, _, _, _, _ := getMockApp(t, 0)
 	mapp.BeginBlock(abci.RequestBeginBlock{})
diff --git a/x/gov/tally.go b/x/gov/tally.go
index 2d8e85f7b2c6..4246b244d21e 100644
--- a/x/gov/tally.go
+++ b/x/gov/tally.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func tally(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper, proposal Proposal) (passes bool, nonV
 		totalVotingPower = totalVotingPower.Add(votingPower)
 	}
 
-	tallyingProcedure := keeper.GetTallyingProcedure()
+	tallyingProcedure := keeper.GetTallyingProcedure(ctx)
 
 	// If no one votes, proposal fails
 	if totalVotingPower.Sub(results[OptionAbstain]).Equal(sdk.ZeroRat()) {
diff --git a/x/gov/test_common.go b/x/gov/test_common.go
index 7ea85fc72db6..6c418f683887 100644
--- a/x/gov/test_common.go
+++ b/x/gov/test_common.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
@@ -24,15 +26,17 @@ func getMockApp(t *testing.T, numGenAccs int) (*mock.App, Keeper, stake.Keeper,
 	stake.RegisterWire(mapp.Cdc)
 	RegisterWire(mapp.Cdc)
 
+	keyGlobalParams := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("params")
 	keyStake := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("stake")
 	keyGov := sdk.NewKVStoreKey("gov")
 
+	pk := params.NewKeeper(mapp.Cdc, keyGlobalParams)
 	ck := bank.NewKeeper(mapp.AccountMapper)
 	sk := stake.NewKeeper(mapp.Cdc, keyStake, ck, mapp.RegisterCodespace(stake.DefaultCodespace))
-	keeper := NewKeeper(mapp.Cdc, keyGov, ck, sk, DefaultCodespace)
+	keeper := NewKeeper(mapp.Cdc, keyGov, pk.Setter(), ck, sk, DefaultCodespace)
 	mapp.Router().AddRoute("gov", NewHandler(keeper))
 
-	require.NoError(t, mapp.CompleteSetup([]*sdk.KVStoreKey{keyStake, keyGov}))
+	require.NoError(t, mapp.CompleteSetup([]*sdk.KVStoreKey{keyStake, keyGov, keyGlobalParams}))
 
 	mapp.SetEndBlocker(getEndBlocker(keeper))
 	mapp.SetInitChainer(getInitChainer(mapp, keeper, sk))