Today marks the 22nd day of the 30-day special session. The session is scheduled to end a week from tomorrow.

While budget negotiators continue to meet, there is no sign of a final budget to date.  Technically the Legislature is in violation of state law entering June without a budget.

The primary area of disagreement continues to be whether or not  new revenue is needed to balance the budget.

If a budget agreement doesn’t emerge this week a second special session might be necessary because of the time it takes to pass a budget. With the chances of a second special session increasing, so have discussions around next steps and impacts about what happens if state government enters a new fiscal year (July 1) without a budget.

In the meantime, lawmakers are teeing up some other issues for a likely floor vote including an omnibus bill to address impaired driving.