The Business Economic Development and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee considers budgets for departments related to businesses, employees, consumers, tourists, and others involved in the state's economy.

The committee has legislative responsibility for 10 departments: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of Commerce, Department of Financial Institutions, Department of Insurance, Labor Commission, Public Service Commission, Department of Heritage and Arts, Governor's Office of Economic Development, USTAR, and Tax Commission.

Issues addressed by the committee in recent years include restructuring the Department of Heritage and Arts and changing oversight and budgetary mechanisms for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.