The Senate plans to vote on a fix to the fiscal year 2009 budget this week and has canceled all committee hearings.

The plan is to vote on a proposal by Jan. 29, senators said.

"We are trying to line up votes for a budget so we can get a budget out of here at the end of the week," said Sen. Ron Gould, a Republican from Lake Havasu.

"They want to knock it out," said Sen. Jonathan Paton, a Republican from Tucson. They want to vote on a budget for 2009 by Thursday is what I was told."

The Senate leadership is likely to hold small-group and individual meetings with members on a budget proposal during the next few days. Any proposal is likely to include, as a starting point, the budget-reduction options listed by the House and the Senate Appropriations chairmen.

Leadership has been gathering feedback from members on the Appropriations chairmen's options list.

Arizona faces a $1.6 billion budget deficit in the current fiscal year and up to $3 billion in the next fiscal year depending on how the Legislature deals with the current crisis.