Weary legislators, who had worked through the night, decided to shelve the bill.
Eventually legislators in Trenton decided not to act until the two pilot groups reached a consensus.
He said the legislators, who have not met for more than a year, would decide on the withdrawal of Syrian forces.
While leaders pledged to find savings in other programs to pay for increases they supported, legislators have not yet decided what to cut.
The legislators decided to give hospitals most of the money - $340 million.
That could happen in this election, especially since one Democratic legislator decided not to run again.
"The legislators have decided we really need to get together and look at the overall preparedness of the county."
Asked what would happen if the committee were evenly split on the question, she said legislators had not decided.
In addition, the legislators have decided to not send two checks that school districts were counting on to pay their bills.
This year, legislators decided to create a commission to provide themselves political cover.