Amid uncertainty of a potential Arizona government shutdown, State House members voted to pass a bipartisan budget late Thursday evening.

Arizona House members passed the plan on a bipartisan vote that overrode sharp divisions that had raised fears of a government shutdown.

On June 30, 2009, the House took up the final votes on the budget package. It wore on late into the night, and July 1 was literally minutes away — with no final vote. What to do? Turn off the clocks, then-House Speaker Kirk Adams decided.