Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Staffed by the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means is the legislative appropriations committee that determines state budget policy. It is a large committee of both Senate and House members and which employs six to eight subcommittees to facilitate adoption of a biennial budget.       

2021-23 Co-Chair Budget Framework

​2021-23 Co-Chair Budget Principles​

2021-23 General Fund/Lottery Funds Tentative Budget​

2020 Co-Chair Rebalance Plan

2020 JWM Agency Reduction Detail - Statewide

2020 Co-Chair Budget Principles

2019-21 Budget Highlights (Full Document)

• Summary of the 2019-21 Legislatively Adopted Budget
• Summary of Legislative Ac​tions Affecting the Budget
• Program Area Summaries
• State Bonding and Capital Construction
• Budget Notes
• Information Technology
• Fiscal Impact Statements​​
• Substantive Bills Enacted into Law with a Budget Effect
• Appendix A: Capital Construction Projects 
• Appendix B: State Paid Bonds
• Appendix C: Number of Positions and Full-Time Equivalency
• Appendix D: Program Area Budget Totals          
• Appendix E: Summary of Expenditures

​2019-21 Legislatively Adopted Budget Detailed Analysis (Full Document)

• Education Program Area
• Human Services Program Area
• Public Safety Program Area
• Judicial Branch
• Economic Development Program Area
• Consumer and Business Services Program Area
• Natural Resources Program Area
• Transportation Program Area
• Administration Program Area
• Legislative Branch
• Emergency Board

​2019-21 Co-Chair Balanced Budget: A Multi-Biennial Plan

​2019-21 General Fund/Lottery Funds Tentative Budget