The Joint Committee on Finance is a statutory, 16-member standing committee of the Wisconsin Legislature. The Committee’s primary responsibility is to serve as the principal legislative committee charged with the review of all state appropriations and revenues.

The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) is responsible for writing the annual appropriations (operating budget) and grant-in-aid acts. The JFC is made up of 12 members of the General Assembly; comprised of six members of the Senate Finance Committee and six members of the House Appropriations Committee.

2023 Joint Committee on Finance. Representative Born (Co-Chair) Senator Marklein (Co-Chair) Representative Katsma (Vice-Chair) Senator Stroebel (Vice-Chair) Committee Clerk. Joe Malkasian (608) 264-8314 - [email protected]. ... No items …

The Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance has some ability to adjust budgetary authority and full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions in existing appropriations under section 13.10, Wisconsin Statutes.

Members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee meet as the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to analyze available revenue and state agency budget requests in order to set a balanced state budget each year.

The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will conduct public hearings on state agency operating budget requests for Fiscal Year 2026, beginning on February 4, 2025. These hearings will be held in the JFC Hearing Room, with a virtual, Zoom option.

Dec 5, 2024 · Wisconsin Senate leaders have chosen eight lawmakers who will serve on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee — a simple bureaucratic move with major implications. The 16-person committee, which meets in its very own conference room in the east wing of the state Capitol, reviews and controls how state government spends its money.

3 days ago · The Joint Finance Committee started its first week of hearings Tuesday. A collective group of state Senate and House lawmakers, the committee is in charge of “writing the annual appropriations ...

The Joint Committee on Finance is a statutory, 16-member standing committee of the Wisconsin Legislature. The Committee’s primary responsibility is to serve as the principal legislative committee charged with the review of all state appropriations and revenues.

The Joint Committee on Finance page provides legislative documents and information for the Wisconsin state legislature.