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Bill would let buyers take liquor-license paperwork while seller resolves tax debt, sponsors say
Summary
Senate Bill 241 would let the Department of Revenue transfer liquor-license paperwork to buyers while the seller's unpaid taxes are collected, sponsors say the change reduces delays that prevent buyers from opening new businesses; department officials said the agency already follows the practice and the bill would codify it.
HELENA — The Senate Business and Labor Committee heard Senate Bill 241 on Wednesday, a bill sponsored by Sen. Wiley Galt that would streamline transfers of retail liquor licenses when sellers owe unpaid taxes.
Galt, R-Central Montana, said current practice can force buyers to wait months for transfers while sellers' unpaid taxes prevent the Department of Revenue from completing paperwork. He described a personal example in which a liquor license transfer took months and left the buyer…
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