Highlights of Wednesday’s activities at the Kansas Legislature:

• Amending the Kansas Constitution to ban gay marriage could be bad for business, opponents of the proposal told a Senate committee.
• A House panel endorsed a $10.2 billion budget Wednesday that holds overall state spending flat in the next fiscal year.
• Negotiators agreed on the final version of a bill imposing a new, 50-cent monthly fee on wireless phones to finance improvements in county 911 systems.

Also:

A Senate panel began work on Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ plan to expand gambling in Kansas, considering changes designed to help the state’s dog and horse racing tracks.

Clock is ticking:

Wednesday was the 66th calendar day of the session of 90 scheduled.