TOPEKA (AP) – The failure of Kansas lawmakers to approve a state budget could mean furloughs in the court system.

House and Senate negotiators were unable to agree on a budget compromise Friday, which was the last day of the regular session before lawmakers take a three-week recess.

The legislation funding state government in the next fiscal year also included extra money for some operations in the current budget year, which ends June 30.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss told lawmakers in February the judicial branch was facing a $1.4 million shortfall in the current budget year. Nuss requested a supplemental appropriation to prevent five-day furloughs of about 1,500 court employees.

It’s unclear whether the furloughs can be avoided if legislators approve the funding request after they return to work April 25.