The Minnesota House Ways and Mean Committee passed HF1540, the marriage equality bill, on a voice vote after a brief discussion of the cost of benefits for 114 same-sex spouses of public employees.
Before the full Minnesota House of Representatives can vote on same-sex marriage, the House Ways and Means Committee had to approve the estimated $678,000 annual cost to the state. The bill passed on a voice vote.
The Senate Finance Committee will take up a similar measure on Tuesday. If passed, both the Senate and the House appear to have no more hurdles for a floor vote other than leadership allowing a vote to happen.
Image: Minnesotans United for All Families countdown: Day 14.
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