Republicans did score some major victories before the session ended at 12:53 a.m. Saturday. Convincing conservatives to vote for a roads funding bill that increases taxes was a major accomplishment for Bosma and House Republicans, who took the lead on the issue. It was a culmination of several years of work by Valparaiso Rep. Ed Soliday, who leads the House transportation committee, and will yield tangible results in the near future by pumping an average of $1.2 billion more into infrastructure a year.