Joint Committee on Finance

Joint Committee on Finance Production Note: If you rely on the access to state public policy information and debate WisconsinEye provides, please consider a donation to help keep access to events like these open to all. Thank you! On November 12, 2026, the Joint Committee on Finance will hold an executive session on the following: Transition Budget for Newly-Elected Governor Section 13.09(5), of the statutes, requires that the Joint Committee on Finance meet within one week following the election of the Governor to approve a budget for the transition of the newly-elected Governor. The section reads as follows: “Within one week after the general election in November of those years in which a gubernatorial election is held, if the incumbent governor is not reelected, the committee shall convene and approve a budget for the newly elected governor to enable the incoming governor to review and analyze the budget, to hire staff and obtain space, and to do such tasks as the committee approves.” Share this Video: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Keywords: Governor State Budget State Legislature