Spending proposals for transportation and the attorney general died because of disputes before a deadline late in the regular session. Reeves said it is unconstitutional to try to force retailers to collect internet sales taxes, but Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said the plan is legal because it relies only on taxes that sellers voluntarily agree to collect. In late March, days before legislators finished negotiating most of the $6 billion budget, Hood announced he was depositing $34 million into the state treasury, and he suggested lawmakers spend it on mental health services.