Bipartisan groups of legislators that meet during the months between sessions to study specific issues and consider whether to recommend new legislation.
Legislative committees created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the Legislative Branch:
Audit Committee oversees the Audit Division.
Finance Committee oversees the Fiscal Division.
Legislative Council oversees the Services Division.
Consumer Committee oversees the Consumer Counsel.
Information Technology Planning Council oversees the Office of Legislative Information Systems.
Bipartisan groups of legislators that meet during the months between sessions to study specific issues and consider whether to recommend new legislation.
Joint Appropriations Subcommittees
Meet during the first part of each session to consider HB 2, the general appropriations act, that appropriates money for the majority of the functions of state government and gives that appropriate money and give state agencies authority to spend money. They are made up of members from the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and Claims Committee.
Throughout the legislative process different groups, committees, subcommittees, commissions, etc. are created to examine special topics.
Our archive page offers a comprehensive record of past legislative committees, detailing their memberships, study topics, and final reports.