The Iowa Legislature’s one-day special session leaves local lawmakers worried about Iowa’s future budget outlook.

The main goal of Thursday’s session was to restore funding for priority state programs in the wake of Gov. Tom Vilsack’s proposed 4.3 percent across-the-board budget cut totaling more than $200 million. Legislation was passed to restore $6 million for law enforcement programs and the National Guard, and $4 million to replace local property taxes.

Rep. Teresa Garman, R-Ames, said the session went as planned but she sees more cuts on the horizon with the sluggish national economy.

“My only concern is that we are going to be in a world of hurt when we go into session in January,” she said.

Sen. Johnie Hammond, D-Ames, said the session was efficient, but she also feels there may be pending cuts.

“When we come back on Jan. 14, we will have December’s revenue numbers, and we may have to make more cuts,” she said.

Garman said there is only so much the Legislature can accomplish in a special session.

“Most issues take more time to study,” she said. “That is why we did not do anything monumental.”

Hammond said she was concerned more money was not spent in key areas, such as possibly adding $1 million back to the work-study program. She said she also was concerned that no more state funding was allocated to middle management in the Department of Human Services or child welfare.

“There is no time when it is good or appropriate to cut child welfare services,” she said. “They are underfunded already.”

Garman said both the House and the Senate did a good job working together to complete the session in a single day, especially considering that at 2 p.m. Thursday, no bills had been voted on except in committees.

Hammond said the Democrats were left out of the issues handled during the session.

“The governor worked with the Republican leadership, and I was not impressed with us working together,” she said. “But maybe that is what you need to have in a one-day session.”

– The Associated Press contributed to this article.