INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers burned the midnight oil and worked well into the early Friday morning hours to finally approve a budget before ending their session for the year.

The overnight session was necessary after some legislators raised concerns about funding for public schools. Legislative leaders agreed to add $300 million to education funding to address that. That money will come from dollars the first budget conference agreed to pay down the unfunded liability toward a teachers’ pension plan.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m. eastern time, the House voted 70-27 to pass the plan. Less than an hour later, the Senate followed suit in a 39-10 vote to send it to Governor Eric Holcomb.