HELENA — A bill to allow certain Montana cities and towns to increase their resort tax has failed on a tie vote.
The bill died on a 25-25 vote Monday without debate in the final vote of the state Senate. It had passed an initial vote on Saturday 26-23.
The bill would have allowed designated resort communities that now collect a 3 percent sales tax to impose an additional 1 percent local option tax, if local voters approve.
The extra revenue would have to be used for workforce housing or for infrastructure such as water systems, roads and bridges.