TODAY: Minnesota House Committee To Consider Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Minnesota's Star-Tribune reports that a state House committee will today consider its marriage equality bill in what the paper describes as a "last-minute hearing."

The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to review the legislation Monday. That's after a state analysis showed a small impact on Minnesota's general fund. The analysis by Minnesota's budget office predicts that if gay marriage becomes legal, 114 state employees would enroll in state benefits for their married partners. That would cost the state about $688,000 a year. But it would be partly offset by about $190,000 from same-sex couples buying marriage licenses.

A vote before the full House and full Senate is expected later this week.  (Tipped by JMG reader Jim)