ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature voted Monday to raise the state gas tax by a nickel as lawmakers prepared to confront Gov. Tim Pawlenty over spending on roads.

The transportation funding package passed the House 90-43 and the Senate 47-17 — putting the DFL-led Legislature on a collision course with the GOP governor who has threatened to veto the bill.

The bill got exactly the number of House votes needed to override a veto, and two more than the margin required in the Senate, where four Republicans helped 43 Democrats pass the bill.