Topeka ? Before going on break, Kansas legislators passed numerous bills that will affect Kansans in numerous ways, from how fast they can drive to new requirements on voting.

But the one thing legislators didn’t finish was putting together a state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The session will reconvene April 27, and spending proposals will be front and center.

State revenues, which have tanked the past several years, continue to perform below projections. An updated revenue forecast will be done April 15, and legislators will use those numbers when negotiating differences between appropriations bills passed by the House and Senate.

Entering the session, legislators faced an estimated $500 million revenue shortfall for the next fiscal year.

At this point, both chambers’ plans are in the $14 billion range, with $6 billion of that coming from taxpayers.

But there are significant differences between how the Senate would fund state government and how the House would.

Concerning the largest portion of state funding — public schools — the Senate would cut base state aid per pupil by $226, while the House proposes a deeper cut of $250 per student. Either cut would reduce base state aid to its lowest level in a decade.

But while base state aid falls, costs to renovate the Capitol continue to go up.

The latest price tag is $340 million, which is triple some early estimates. The Senate budget bill includes $55 million in new bonds for the renovation, $22 million of which would fund repairs to the building’s leaky roof and dome.

Here are some of the major issues the Legislature approved during the first part of the session or will continue to work on:

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

High-level negotiations will continue on addressing the state pension system’s long-term funding problems.

The House has passed a 401(k)-style plan for new public employees, while the Senate has approved a plan that would require workers and the state to pay more into the system. The Senate plan also sets up a study commission to make recommendations to the Legislature.

Abortion

Anti-abortion groups have won several major victories with the Legislature sending to Gov. Sam Brownback, an abortion opponent, a bill tightening restrictions on abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy based on the assertion that fetuses can feel pain.

The bill also requires doctors to get written parental consent for an abortion before a minor can get an abortion. Also likely to pass is a bill outlining new regulations on abortion clinics and allowing unannounced state inspections.

Speed and bike safety

The Legislature approved a bill that would increase the speed limit to 75 mph on some divided, four-lane highways, allow motorcyclists and bicycle riders to proceed through “dead” red lights, and require vehicles to give bicyclists three feet of space when passing on the left.

Voter ID

Starting next year, Kansans will have to show a photo ID to vote under a bill headed to Brownback’s desk and one that he says he supports.

Secretary of State Kris Kobach made the bill one of his major priorities during the session.

The legislation will also require that, starting in 2013, new Kansas voters show proof of citizenship to register to vote.

AT&T

The Legislature removed price caps on AT&T for basic residential and business phone service. Supporters of the bill acknowledged the measure will lead to increased rates.

Immigration

Bills that would have established Arizona-like anti-illegal immigration rules, and repealed a state law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, have failed so far. Brownback has indicated nonsupport of both bills.

Kansas drew national attention last month when state Rep. Virgil Peck, R-Tyro, made a comment that perhaps the state should consider shooting illegal immigrants from helicopters.

Peck said he had been joking. He later apologized under pressure from Republican leaders. Several civil rights groups have called on Peck to resign, which he has refused to do.

Taxes

Despite revenue problems, Republicans in the Legislature continue to work on tax cuts. Brownback has pushed for a plan that would give a 5-year income tax holiday to residents moving from out of state to any Kansas county that has seen a population decline of 10 percent or more since the 2000 Census. He also wants tax credits for expensing of capital purchases by businesses.

A group of Republicans in the House and Senate are seeking reductions in individual and corporate income taxes. An attempt to repeal the 1-cent state sales tax increase that went into effect July 1 failed in the House.

Arts funding

The Kansas Senate rejected Brownback’s executive order to abolish the Kansas Arts Commission and replace it with a nonprofit fundraising group. State funding of the commission, however, is still up in the air.