BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Some North Dakota lawmakers will be working in the Capitol this weekend as the Legislature trudges toward its final adjournment.

"I've got good news and I've got bad news," Rep. Rick Berg, R-Fargo, the House majority leader, said on the House floor Friday. "The good news is we've made tremendous progress … The bad news is, we're not going to get done today."

Friday was the 75th day of the 2007 Legislature. The North Dakota Constitution limits the session to 80 days. The modern-day record for session length is 77 days.

On Friday, legislative conference committees were still working on 38 bills, said Rep. Rick Berg, R-Fargo, the House majority leader. Conference committees are made up of three House members and three senators, who try to resolve differences in the House and Senate versions of bills.

Among the bills still in conference committee are the Legislature's biggest budgets - for human services, elementary and secondary education, human services and transportation.

A bill to provide property tax discounts and income tax cuts is pending, as is legislation to overhaul how North Dakota distributes state aid to local schools.

Sen. Bob Stenehjem, R-Bismarck, the Senate majority leader, said conference committees that don't finish their work Friday will be meeting over the weekend until they do.

"Those people who have yet to … reach resolve in their conference committees will be held to work on Saturday and Sunday until they have a resolution," Stenehjem said on the Senate floor. "If you have all your conference committees decided, then you can go home until Monday. If you don't, we're going to stay here and hammer them out."

The weekend days won't count toward the constitution's legislative maximum of 80 days. For a day to count as a legislative work day, either the Senate or the House needs to hold a floor session. No weekend floor sessions had been scheduled early Friday.