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House committee amends, then defeats bill to accept cryptocurrency payments; later tables measure
Summary
The Montana House Taxation Committee approved an amendment to HB 453 clarifying third-party payment processing for cryptocurrency but later defeated the bill on a roll-call vote and subsequently voted to table it.
The Montana House Taxation Committee on executive action amended House Bill 453 to clarify how cryptocurrency payments to the state would be processed, then defeated the bill on a roll-call vote and later voted to table it.
The amendment approved by the committee shifted responsibility for third‑party vendor fees to the person making the payment and removed language related to state capital‑gains taxation, according to committee discussion. Representative Durham raised…
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