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Bill to ease liquor‑license transfers when sellers owe taxes wins industry support
Summary
Senate Bill 241 would let the Department of Revenue move a liquor license to a new owner and collect unpaid taxes from sale proceeds; trade groups and the department testified they support codifying a process that reduces buyer uncertainty and preserves public access while protecting tax collection mechanisms.
Senator Wiley Galt introduced Senate Bill 241 to change how liquor licenses transfer when sellers owe unpaid taxes. Galt said when he bought a bar he encountered long delays because unpaid taxes prevented license transfer and that the bill would let the department move the license to the buyer and collect tax proceeds from the sale.
John Iverson of the Montana Tavern Association, Shauna Helfert of the Gaming Industry Association and Matt Leo of…
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