BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell determined an effort to audit the state Legislature is not authorized under current state law.

Earlier this year, state Auditor Diana Dizoglio announced she would be auditing the Legislature, something lawmakers did not authorize and many didn’t seem to appreciate.

Typically, the state auditor investigates and presents findings with the goal of ensuring things are running properly. An example of a recent investigation was one on the Cannabis Control Commission’s compliance and procedures.

In making her case, Dizoglio said a lot of legislative business is conducted behind closed doors away from the public. The state Senate countered by saying they use private auditors to review their work.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Friday issued her decision in letter to Dizoglio which read in part, "We conclude that the SAO [State Auditor’s Office] does not currently have the legal authority to audit the legislature without the Legislature’s consent...The results of our research are sufficiently clear that litigation on this question is not necessary or appropriate."

Dizoglio responded on social media with her own statement, saying, “I am grateful to the AG and her staff for their work on this matter, but strongly disagree with their interpretation of the law...My office will continue to conduct its audit of the Legislature."

Dizoglio added she would fight to get a question on the 2024 ballot to allow voters to choose if they want an audit.