Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
The Audit Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
Per the Joint Rules, all joint committees will have one co-chair from each chamber.[1] All committee hearings are open to the public, and advanced notice will be provided if time permits.[2]
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
| “ | The joint legislative audit committee shall have advisory responsibilities for the legislative audit bureau. The committee's responsibility is subject to general supervision of the joint committee on legislative organization. The joint legislative audit committee may: (a) Evaluate the qualifications of the candidates for the position of state auditor and make recommendations to the joint committee on legislative organization. |
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Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
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Joint Legislative Audit Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Joint Legislative Audit Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Joint Legislative Audit Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Melissa Agard (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
John Nygren (R) left this committee on December 02, 2020.
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The Joint Legislative Audit Committee is composed of the cochairpersons of the Joint Finance Committee, two other majority and two minority party senators and two other majority and two minority party representatives , each appointed by the same method as their respective chambers.[5]
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Joint Legislative Audit Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Robert Cowles, Co-chair | |||
| • Mark Miller | • Samantha Kerkman, Co-chair | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Alberta Darling | |||
| • Terese Berceau | • Chris Kapenga | |||
| • John Macco | ||||
| • John Nygren | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Joint Legislative Audit Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Robert Cowles, Co-Chair | |||
| • Janet Bewley | • Samantha Kerkman, Co-Chair | |||
| • Terese Berceau | • John Macco, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Alberta Darling | |||
| • Mary Lazich | ||||
| • John Nygren | ||||
2013-2014
| Joint Legislative Audit Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Robert Cowles, Co-chair | |||
| • John Lehman | • Alberta Darling | |||
| • Jon Richards | • Mary Lazich | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Samantha Kerkman, Co-chair | |||
| • Howard Marklein | ||||
| • John Nygren | ||||
2011-2012 Session
| Joint Legislative Audit Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Andy Jorgensen | • Samantha Kerkman, Co-chair | |||
| • Jon Richards | • Kevin Petersen | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Robin Vos | |||
| • Julie Lassa | • Robert Cowles, Co-chair | |||
| • Mary Lazich | ||||
| • Alberta Darling | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, “Joint Rules,” (Joint Rule 22) accessed February 21, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, “Joint Rules,” (Joint Rule 27) accessed February 21, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Legislative Branch," accessed February 21, 2021 (Statute 13.53)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Revised Statutes," accessed February 3, 2014(Statute 13.53-1)