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Legislative Post Audit subcommittee preliminarily approves $3.6 million two-year budget request
Summary
The Legislative Post Audit Committee Executive Subcommittee gave preliminary approval to a proposed $3.6 million two-year budget for fiscal 2026–27 after a staff presentation and brief discussion; the request now moves to the full committee and the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
The Legislative Post Audit Committee Executive Subcommittee preliminarily approved a proposed two-year budget request totaling $3.6 million for fiscal 2026–27 by voice vote after a staff presentation and brief questions.
The budget funds the office that provides audits and related analyses for the legislature; the subcommittee review is the first step before the proposal goes to the full committee, the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the standard legislative budget process.
Chris, a Legislative Post Audit staff member, presented a memo and a one-page summary showing actuals for 2025, a revised 2026 figure and an estimate for 2027. He said the office’s expenditures are “mostly salaries because we're just analysts, so that's the bulk the bulk of our expenditures.” The budget also includes contractual services for space, software and equipment and a contingency for hired consultants or outside experts.
Committee members asked about specific line items. A lapse of roughly $322,000 was discussed: Chris said the office builds requests based on full staffing and returns any unspent funds at year-end, and that those returned amounts may be recorded as a lapse. Chris also noted legislative agencies were exempt from a cited 1.5% reduction.
Members compared the current request to prior-year amounts during the discussion. The presentation noted a revised 2026 figure that is higher than an earlier projection in part because of a pay adjustment the committee previously approved; the out-year request is presented at $3.6 million.
After discussion, an unidentified legislator moved to approve the budget “as presented,” another unidentified legislator seconded, and the chair called the voice vote: “Aye. Aye. Aye. All those opposed, no.” The chair announced the motion carried. The matter will advance to the full committee at its next meeting.
The presentation and discussion were limited in scope and focused on staffing costs, contractual services and routine fiscal items such as encumbrances that shift between fiscal years.
