Mike Weisgram House District 24

Pictured here with Cooper Falkenhagen, a student at A-B-O School in Onida. Welcome back to my latest legislative update for this session. I am writing this update on Thursday, February 26th. This week included "crossover day" (which was Tuesday), so the pressure to get House bills out of this chamber is over. We are now focusing on surviving Senate bills, but I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge some disappointments I had this week as well. Two bills that I had been heav

Governor Rhoden signed HB 1058 into law. This legislation provides support for live horse racing in South Dakota. A full and busy week concluded yesterday, and it was a difficult one for me. Not so much legislatively, but health-wise; I had a full case of the “Capitol Crud,” and it was tough to feel fully prepared while trying to power through. I’m looking forward to resting up this weekend to get ready for next week. As I was checking my notes, I realized that the "positives

Pictured with Josh Anderson of Christensen Family Farms and Feedlots. Welcome back to my legislative update. We just completed legislative day 21, and there are a solid four weeks left in the session. These are very busy days; committee chairs are under a time crunch to get bills scheduled, heard, and acted upon before "crossover day," which is next Tuesday. With the increase in bill introductions this year, I expect we will be working longer days, stretching into the evening

Pictured with Nick Fosness from District 1.  Representing Brown, Day, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. We just wrapped up our only five-day week today. The workload of the legislature has increased immensely with the introduction of another 162 pieces of legislation, bringing the total to 620. In my six sessions, this is the largest bill load I have seen. In this week’s column, I want to comment on bills that focus on economic development and the confusing messaging we are sen

Pack 273 Weblo Cub Scouts visited our Capital with Emily Ward, Den Leader and Justin Bell, Pack Leader. We have just completed legislative day 12, marking the end of our third week of this legislative session. Committee work is in full swing, and our legislative calendars are full each day. The working relationships between colleagues are cordial, but there have been a few “point of order” moments and one public apology given while we were in House session. In reviewing the w

As legislators moved into week 2 of this year’s session, there have been a few “dust-ups,” but in general, we know each other better than last year, so there is some camaraderie in the sense that we need to get the people’s work attended to and don’t let philosophy issues get in the way of getting something positive done for our citizens and the institutions that serve them. There have been some reassignments of legislators to different committees because of some unfortunate

Welcome back to my legislative column on the activity of the South Dakota Legislature’s House of Representatives.  Each week I hope to convey the weeks’ highlights of activity, schedule, notable bill introductions, hearings, and speeches.  Of course, my challenge is to condense the week into several informative paragraphs describing important legislation and direction.  Hopefully you will find these columns interesting and helpful in understanding the workings of the legislat

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Meet & Greet Fundraiser for Mike Weisgram ! 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀: Lindsey...

Join us for a special Meet & Greet Fundraiser for Mike Weisgram , representing District 24. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect...

Join us for a night of fun, community, and support for Rep. Mike Weisgram! 🎉 Save the Date:  Thursday, September 25th  Time:  5:30 PM...

Rep. Weisgram with Kaysen Magee. Working as a page, Kaysen attends school in Stanley County. I want to express my sincere gratitude for...

Rep. Mike Weisgram with Rep. Erik Muckey from District 15. With only four days remaining in session, this past week put a high volume of...

Disability Awareness Day at the Capitol.  God bless them and the people that support their interests. As February comes to a close, I...

While it was a four-day week, it felt much longer. This was likely due to the legislative debates on topics that, in my view, don't...

Pictured is Reagan Taylor, District 24 Representative Will Mortenson, and myself. Reagan is a second year page from Stanley County School...

It’s Friday after session and I am wrapping up my thoughts and checking my notes for the week. We just completed a five-day week, and the...

Pictured with Olivia Olson who is serving as a House page. Daughter of Kim and Ryan Olson, Olivia attends school at ABO (Sully Buttes)....

Representative Weisgram working late on Friday afternoon, as the security guard takes a candid snapshot. After the ceremonial opening...

Representative Mike Weisgram (District 24) with Senator Paul Miskimins (District 20) Welcome back to my legislative column as week 1 of...

As I reflect on this year’s session, I want to not only list some of the legislative accomplishments of the 99th legislature but also...