Legislative Audit Committee approves reappointment resolution and releases reports; declines separate HCPCS audit now

During general business the Legislative Audit Committee handled routine and substantive committee actions, including a unanimous approval of a joint resolution to reappoint the State Auditor and the release of two reports without a hearing.

Chair moved to Attachment E, the committee discussed logistics for a joint resolution to reappoint the State Auditor (effective 07/01/2026). Vice Chair Weisman moved the resolution and it was seconded; committee members discussed chamber sponsorship and settled to start the bill in the Senate. The motion passed by consensus; no roll-call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript.

Earlier in the meeting the committee considered Attachment C, a request from Senator Linstead to audit the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Office of Community Living's transition coordination services. Auditor staff reported that the Office of Community Living is subject to a Department of Justice settlement agreement and independent monitoring. Given that oversight, auditors recommended not initiating a separate audit now; Senator Linstead said he would withdraw the request and consider revisiting after the monitoring process concludes. Members asked audit staff to watch the ongoing situation and provide periodic updates.

The committee also released two reports without a hearing: a federally required schedule of federal land payments from the U.S. Department of the Interior (clean opinion) and a reissued Fort Lewis College fiscal year 2025 audit to correct a clerical error in accrued liabilities. The Legislative Audit Committee adjourned after confirming the next hearing date and schedule changes.