This week saw the Legislature continue to work late into the night to complete its business before adjourning in June. Although only a few bills have advanced thus far, a tremendous amount of work is going on behind the scenes by various legislative divisions such as the clerk’s office, transcribers, bill drafters, information technology, research, and committees to ensure bills are ready for the floor.

With all the budget bills sitting on final reading, senators spent several days working to pass the bills and send them to the governor for approval. Passage of the budget is a constitutional r...