Watch it live here.

This is the debate before third reading, I think. After that I believe there’s a final vote. If it passes it has to go back to the Senate for reconciliation with the bill the Senate passed earlier. The House added some religious amendments which broadened the ones the Senate had put in.

Here’s a bit of the flavor of the goings-on:

Lawmakers shot down four floor amendments by Republican opponents of the bill before lunch. The proposals included calls for a task force to study gay marriage, opt-outs for people who object to gay marriage and for children learning about gay people in schools, and a carve-out for religious organizations in the state’s public accommodations law.

After returning from lunch, the full House continued to reject opponents’ proposed amendments with House Speaker Joe Souki limiting the discussion to 10 minutes for each motion before being called to a vote.

The limit, while angering opponents, allowed the House to hear — and reject — more than 20 more amendments. By 6:15 p.m., the House began debating the bill that it advanced on Wednesday.

Republicans are Republicans everywhere, aren’t they? Obstruct, object, delay. It’s what they do.

The bill is expected to pass. The Senate may just accept the House version, pass it, and send it along to the Governor for his signature. If that happens weddings could begin as soon as December 2.