Legislators in the General Assembly are working past the 60-day session because they couldn't come to a consensus on a budget.

However, by July Virginians could notice some changes as some of the major bills passed the House and Senate are now headed to Governor Tim Kaine's desk to be signed into law.

Lasting less than a year and facing opposition from Virginia motorists, legislators repealed the abusive driver fees, even though the intent of the fees were to help fund highway maintenance on the interstate. Senator Mark Obenshain (R - 26th District) says budget negotiators never appropriated those fees.

"They were waiting until they were actually in the bag before deciding how and whether to spend them. So it wasn't really a gaping hole in the budget so as a consequence. It didn't need to be replaced, and moreover, they never generated anywhere near the kind of revenue that their proponents had originally projected," says Obenshain.

Another major bill, first prompted by the Michael Vick dogfighting case and the state Attorney General's actions helping to shine the spotlight on animal fighting in Virginia, would make it illegal for anyone to attend an animal fight.

"This series of proposals when enacted will really put Virginia as a vanguard for protecting animals and to cut down on the kinds of subsequent crimes that animal fighting seems to breed," says Attorney General Bob McDonnell.

In response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the General Assembly passed a bill to require Virginia colleges to create plans dealing with campus emergencies. Another bill that passed imposes tighter limits on payday lending, limiting customers to one loan at a time and capping the interest rate at 36-percent.

Also waiting to be signed by Kaine is a bill that would penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

"They're getting a competitive advantage over their law-abiding competitors and they're taking advantage of their employees and this bill eliminates their ability to continue to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia," says Obenshain.

While legislators may have to head back to Richmond on Tuesday to finish up the budget, there is still some other unfinished business. Obenshain says it's likely there is going to be a special session sometime in April in order to address funding for some transportation needs.