Lawmakers scrambled to push their priorities Wednesday as the legislative session approached it’s end.

The session takes a hard stop at midnight, at which time all debate ends and any bills remaining on the House and Senate calendars are dead.

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“As I've said every year, at some point when you get to the last day – there's just not enough time,” Rep. Matt Ritter (D-House Speaker) told reporter prior to the state of the final day.

Democrats said they accomplished many of their priorities, including a budget that created an endowment to expand childcare, boosts aid for education and creates a $250 rebate for households that qualify for the earned income tax credit.

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