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Information Policy and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
The Information Policy and Technology 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 committee shall do all of the following:
1. Review information management and technology systems, plans, practices and policies of state and local units of government, including their responsiveness to the needs of state and local units of government for delivery of high-quality services on an efficient, effective and economical basis, their data security and integrity, their protection of the personal privacy of individuals who are subjects of databases of state and local governmental agencies and their provision of access to public records under s. 19.35 (1). |
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Information Policy and Technology Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Information Policy and Technology Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Information Policy and Technology 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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Information Policy and Technology Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Amanda Stuck (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
Melissa Agard (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
The Information Policy and Technology Committee is composed of three majority senators and representatives and two minority senators and 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.
| Information Policy and Technology Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Tim Carpenter | • Sheila Harsdorf, Co-chair | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Daniel Knodl, Co-chair | |||
| • Peter Barca | • Robert Cowles | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Roger Roth | |||
| • André Jacque | ||||
| • Janel Brandtjen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Information Policy and Technology Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Tim Carpenter | • Sheila Harsdorf, Co-Chair | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Kevin Petersen, Co-Chair | |||
| • Peter Barca | • Warren Petryk, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Eric Genrich | • Robert Cowles | |||
| • Roger Roth | ||||
| • Amy Loudenbeck | ||||
2013-2014
| Information Policy and Technology Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Tim Carpenter | • Sheila Harsdorf, Co-chair | |||
| • Kathleen Vinehout | • Robert Cowles | |||
| • Peter Barca | • Richard Gudex | |||
| • Kevin Petersen, Co-chair | ||||
| • Warren Petryk | ||||
| • Chad Weininger | ||||
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 13.58)
- ↑ 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 13.58-1)
