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Joint Fiscal Committee, Vermont State Legislature

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The Joint Fiscal Committee is a joint committee of the Vermont State Legislature.

Per the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, "Joint committees, consisting of members from each house, may be created by these joint rules, by statute, or by joint resolution."[1] In general, the Speaker of the House appoints members of the House to joint committees.[2] In the Senate, the Committee on Committees, which is made up of the Senate President, the President Pro Tempore, and one senator elected by the Senate, determines assignments for the year.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives

Function

The Joint Fiscal Committee shall:

  • hire the Chief Fiscal Officer;
  • carry on a continuing review of the fiscal operations of the State, including revenues, budgeting, and expenditures;
  • accept grants and approve any related limited service positions, gifts, loans, or any other thing of value, approved by the Governor, under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5;
  • establish prioritization for the work of the Joint Fiscal Office; and
  • keep minutes of its meetings and maintain a file thereof[4][5]

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

Joint Fiscal Committee, 2023-2024

Democratic members (8) Republican members (2) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Joint Fiscal Committee, 2021-2022

Democratic members (8) Republican members (2) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Joint Fiscal Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (8) Republican members (2) Third-party members(0)

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Fiscal Members, 2017
Democratic members (8)Republican members (2)
Janet Ancel, ChairPeter Fagan
Ann Cummings, Vice chairRichard Westman
Claire Ayer
Johannah Leddy Donovan
Jane Kitchel
William Lippert, Jr.
Richard Sears
Kitty Toll

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

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Current members of the Vermont State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Senators
Addison District
Bennington District
Caledonia District
Chittenden Central District
Chittenden North District
Chittenden Southeast District
Essex District
Franklin District
Grand Isle District
Lamoille District
Orange District
Orleans District
Rutland District
Washington District
Windham District
Windsor District
Joe Major (D)
Democratic Party (16)
Republican Party (13)
Vermont Progressive Party (1)



Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Lori Houghton
Minority Leader:Patricia McCoy
Representatives
Addison-1 District
Addison-2 District
Addison-3 District
Rob North (R)
Addison-4 District
Addison-5 District
Addison-Rutland District
Jim Casey (R)
Bennington-1 District
Bennington-2 District
Bennington-3 District
Bennington-4 District
Bennington-5 District
Bennington-Rutland District
Caledonia-1 District
Caledonia-2 District
Caledonia-3 District
Caledonia-Essex District
Caledonia-Washington District
Chittenden 3 District
Chittenden-1 District
Chittenden-10 District
Chittenden-11 District
Chittenden-12 District
Chittenden-13 District
Chittenden-14 District
Chittenden-15 District
Chittenden-16 District
Chittenden-17 District
Chittenden-18 District
Carol Ode (D)
Chittenden-19 District
Chittenden-2 District
Chittenden-20 District
Chittenden-21 District
Chittenden-22 District
Chittenden-23 District
Chittenden-24 District
Chittenden-25 District
Chittenden-4 District
Chittenden-5 District
Chittenden-6 District
Chittenden-7 District
Chittenden-8 District
Chittenden-9 District
Chittenden-Franklin District
Essex-Caledonia District
Essex-Orleans District
Franklin-1 District
Franklin-2 District
Franklin-3 District
Franklin-4 District
Franklin-5 District
Franklin-6 District
Franklin-7 District
Franklin-8 District
Grand Isle-Chittenden District
Lamoille-1 District
Lamoille-2 District
Lamoille-3 District
Lamoille-Washington District
Orange-1 District
Orange-2 District
Orange-3 District
Orange-Caledonia District
Orange-Washington-Addison District
Orleans-1 District
Orleans-2 District
Orleans-3 District
Ken Wells (R)
Orleans-4 District
Orleans-Lamoille District
Rutland-1 District
Rutland-10 District
Rutland-11 District
Rutland-2 District
Rutland-3 District
Rutland-4 District
Rutland-5 District
Rutland-6 District
Rutland-7 District
Rutland-8 District
Rutland-9 District
Rutland-Bennington District
Rutland-Windsor District
Washington-1 District
Washington-2 District
Washington-3 District
Washington-4 District
Washington-5 District
Washington-6 District
Washington-Chittenden District
Washington-Orange District
Windham-1 District
Windham-2 District
Windham-3 District
Windham-4 District
Windham-5 District
Windham-6 District
Windham-7 District
Windham-8 District
Windham-9 District
Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District
Windsor-1 District
Windsor-2 District
VL Coffin (R)
Windsor-3 District
Windsor-4 District
Windsor-5 District
Windsor-6 District
Esme Cole (D)
Windsor-Addison District
Windsor-Orange-1 District
Windsor-Orange-2 District
Windsor-Windham District
Democratic Party (86)
Republican Party (56)
Independent (4)
Vermont Progressive Party (3)