BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com/KFGO) – The North Dakota Senate slammed the door on Governor Doug Burgum’s proposal to expand income tax relief on the last day of the legislature’s special session Wednesday, just one day after the state House of Representatives resoundingly passed the bill.

The Senate vote was 16-31 against the $91 million proposal, which would have raised the income threshold for zero income tax to $60,000 for a single filer, and $100,000 for married couples who file joint returns.

Opponents of the bill said the legislature already passed tax relief in the regular session – and that any added cuts should be put on hold until the effects of those measures are known.

The House passed the bill on a vote of 71-19 on Tuesday, October 24th.

Burgum called the bill’s failure a great disappointment, and a “squandered opportunity” for the people of North Dakota.