The Florida Supreme Court is now involved in the legislative feud that led to the Florida House ending its annual session abruptly.

On Thursday the Democrats filed an emergency petition to compel the Florida House to, according to the filing, comply with the Florida Constitution.

The Supreme Court has orded the Florida House to answer the petition by Friday morning.

The constitution said that neither chamber can adjourn for more than 72 hours without an agreement between the House and Senate -- something the House did not have when they adjourned.

Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner said the departure was unacceptable, and even hinted that House leaders should be held in contempt.

Meanwhile Senate President Andy Gardiner sent a letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, calling for a special session June 1-20. Gardiner said taking the month off would give legislators a cooling off period.

Crisafulli called the letter "progress." However Gardiner has not said the Senate will give up on its belief that expanding Medicaid is the right course of action.

The state wants the federal government to give it $1 billion a year for hospitals to care for patients who are uninsured or on Medicaid. In order to get the money, the feds want Florida to expand Medicaid to more than 800,000 low-income Floridians.

The Senate has proposed expanding Medicaid by using the federal money to pay for a program where Floridians get private insurance. But the Florida House and Gov. Scott are opposed to any plan that will expand Medicaid.

The Medicaid issue has caused an impasse on the state budget, which is the one thing lawmakers must pass every session.

Of the roughly 1,600 bills filed in the state legislature, only 227 were passed this year.