The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB) is created by statute
(R.S.
24:651 et seq.) as the budgetary and fiscal representative of the
Louisiana Legislature. The committee is tasked with assisting the
legislature in the discharge of its fiscal and budgetary responsibilities
under the Constitution of Louisiana and to provide the legislature with
information relative to such responsibilities. It is composed of the
members of the House Committee on Appropriations and the
Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairmen of the
House Committee on Ways and Means and the
Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
The committee
staff alternates every two years between the
House
Fiscal Division and
Senate Fiscal Services. From January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026 the
Senate Fiscal Services will staff the committee. Additionally, the
Legislative Fiscal
Office and the Legislative Auditor
assist the committee in the execution of its functions and duties.