Shaun Robinson

Legislators have put off final adjournment until they reach a deal on education reform.

“For one person to stand in the way of it is, really, unacceptable,” said Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, a key proponent of the election legislation.

Supporters have said the proposed limits on outpatient pharmaceutical drugs could provide the most immediate relief to patient costs of any measure lawmakers have considered this year.

The measure is a response to the Trump administration's push to limit how people can express their gender on U.S. passports, supporters said.

The bill now heads back to the House, which is expected to call for a conference committee to work out its differences with the Senate as soon as Tuesday.

“It's universal in the committee that we support the town's position on their ability to maintain — or not maintain — these trails,” said Rep. Matt Walker, the House Transportation chair.

The chamber’s leaders hoped to make further changes to the bill Thursday evening.

The $9.01 billion spending plan drew little criticism from the governor in the end, though lawmakers’ work is far from over for the year.

The governor had sharp words for the state’s largest city on Wednesday.

The budget also includes measures meant to limit the impacts of potential future federal funding losses.