The Kansas Senate’s decision to reverse course and pass a bill cutting taxes came after Gov. Sam Brownback and his staff talked to some senators.

Brownback spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag said Wednesday that Brownback and his staff spoke with an unspecified number of senators between two votes only two hours apart.

The bill reduces income and sales taxes, and it’s dramatically different from Brownback’s plan to overhaul the individual income tax code. But Brownback declared that it’s a step toward creating more jobs.

The Republican-controlled Senate initially rejected the bill on a 20-20 vote, which left supporters one vote shy of the majority they needed. It was seen as a snub of Brownback.

But nine GOP senators switched their votes two hours later, when the vote was 29-11.