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State Rep. Nicole Clowney has her temperature checked before entering the Jack Stephens Center at the University of Arkansas Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Little Rock, Ark. The basketball arena was converted into a temporary House chamber due to concerns about coronavirus as lawmakers met for a special session on a budget shortfall. (AP Photo/Andrew Demillo)

Arkansas lawmakers meet at arena over coronavirus concerns

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

FILE - In a Jan. 7, 2020 file photo, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, calls the Senate to order during he opening day of the Ky. State Legislature in Frankfort, Ky. House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers warned that a contracting economy due to efforts to contain the virus' spread will hurt tax revenue collections. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky lawmakers pass coronavirus-relief measure

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Vermont representatives sit spaced apart to meet the social distance requirements set by the governor as House Clerk Bill McGill, left, foreground, speaks at the podium, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. The House was working to pass measures designed to help the state respond to the coronavirus pandemic. (Michael Dougherty/VTDigger, Pool via AP)

Vermont House passes virus response legislation

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Amid virus, Congress’ leaders resist call for remote voting

By ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Joy Thomas, chief of staff for the minority Democratic party, wipes down desks in the Idaho House of Representatives at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Two Idaho lawmakers are getting out of the Statehouse due to fears from the new coronavirus and others say their decision to remain is day to day. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)

Some Idaho lawmakers opting out amid coronavirus fears

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

Washington Union Station, a major transportation hub in the nation's capital, is nearly empty during morning rush hour as many government and private sector workers stay home during the coronavirus outbreak, in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As Congress eyes economic package, Democrats seek $750B

By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Arizona Legislature nears plan for basic budget

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

Top lawmakers: Kentucky session will continue as scheduled

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Louisiana lawmakers on the House health care and homeland security committees met jointly to get an update on the new coronavirus, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Analysis: Coronavirus may upend Louisiana lawmaking session

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

A sign indicates the Maryland State House, which is normally open daily to the public, is closed on Sunday, March 15, 2020 in Annapolis, Md., due to concerns about coronavirus. The Maryland General Assembly is scheduled to meet in the building Sunday afternoon. Lawmakers are working to complete work on priority legislation in case they decide to close the legislative session before its scheduled April 6 adjournment because of the virus. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Maryland lawmakers to end session early due to virus

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

Bryan Braddock takes another step on his road to redemption

By MATTHEW CHRISTIAN of The Morning News - Associated Press

Senate president Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, right, confers with Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, during a session Friday March 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. The spread of the new coronavirus has stoked worries about Florida's economy, prompting lawmakers to rethink spending on big-ticket items as negotiations continue over the state budget. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Legislature goes to OT on budget as it wraps up other bills

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Tourists are arrive for springtime visits as crowds fill the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No visitors: Congress hunkers down against coronavirus

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Kevin McCarthy calls for delayed recess to finalize coronavirus bill

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Full committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention budget on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nita Lowey, Democrats coronavirus bill focuses on free testing, paid emergency leave

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rep. Josiah Magnuson, a Republican from Spartanburg County, asks a question to Rep. Chris Wooten, a Republican from Lexington, during the state budget debate at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. House members debated whether to give state employees an across the board raise. (AP Photo / Jeffrey Collins)

SC House OKs extra money for roads, teachers and tax relief

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Georgia House passes spending plan with some teacher raises

Associated Press

House appropriations chairman, Terry England, R - Auburn, presents HB 792, the supplemental budget for the rest of the fiscal year, Wednesday, February 19, 2020. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia House seeks $1,000 teacher raise, not Kemp’s $2,000

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

With deadlines looming, budgets and bills enter final stages

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks during his inauguration at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)

Louisiana opens legislative session amid coronavirus concern

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press