KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A dramatic end to Missouri’s legislative session is setting up a fierce fight over some of the state’s most hot-button issues — including abortion, paid sick leave, and minimum wage.

Democrats in the Missouri Senate vowed the procedural moves, which are rarely used, would lead to a "painful" response in the future.

For the first time in more than 70 years, both chambers of the Missouri legislature were adjourned a full day early. In total, 67 bills were sent to the governor, but two led to protesters gathering on the south steps.

Republicans in the Missouri Senate dropped a bomb Wednesday during the final days of the legislative session, crushing Democratic attempts to forge end-of-session compromises on abortion and paid sick leave.

Abortion access will go once again before Missouri voters. This time in the form of House Joint Resolution 73, which passed in the Missouri Senate on Wednesday.

With just days remaining in the 2025 legislative session, unfinished Republican priorities include addressing Amendment 3 and Proposition A.