House Ways and Means Committee

Longtime Rep. Jeff Thompson appointed as Ways and Means chair

Brandon Smith

Every bill with a significant financial impact must go through the Ways and Means committee. And the state budget starts there.
Lawmakers offer no timeline to select Ways and Means Committee chairperson

Lauren Chapman

The House Ways and Means Committee is tasked with writing the first draft of Indiana’s two-year budget. Agencies or organizations that receive money from the biennial budget will often make their case to that chairperson.