HB131

Revising the duration of unemployment insurance benefits

Failed·5/20/25

Montana HB131 revises the duration of unemployment insurance benefits based on earnings ratios.

Montana HB131 amends the duration of unemployment insurance benefits by adjusting the ratio of total base period earnings to the number of full weeks of benefits. The bill specifies a new table correlating earnings ratios to the number of benefit weeks, effective July 1, 2025. This change applies to claims filed on or after the effective date.

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Roll Call Votes

18 Yea

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5 Nay

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Calendar

Feb 10, 2025

2:00 PM

House Appropriations Hearing

Jan 15, 2025

8:00 AM

House Business and Labor Hearing

History

May 20, 2025

House

(H) Died in Process

Mar 12, 2025

House

(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

Feb 21, 2025

House

(H) Tabled in Committee (H) Appropriations