Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB131: Revising the duration of unemployment insurance benefits
Status: Chaptered, June 14, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the duration of unemployment insurance benefits; revising the ratio of total base period relative to certain full weeks of benefits; providing a benefit duration for certain employees; amending section 39-512204, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS; REVISING THE RATIO OF TOTAL BASE PERIOD RELATIVE TO CERTAIN FULL WEEKS OF BENEFITS; PROVIDING A BENEFIT DURATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES; AMENDING SECTION 39-512204, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 39-51-2204, MCA, is amended to read: "39-51-2204. Maximum benefit amount. (1) Any EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), ANY otherwise eligible individual is entitled during the individual's benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to the individual's weekly benefit amount, as calculated according to 39-51-2201, times the number of full weeks of benefit entitlement appearing in the following table in the line which includes the individual's ratio of total base period earnings to the highest quarter of earnings in the base period: Ratio of Total Base Period Earnings to High Quarter Full Weeks At Least But Less Than of Benefits 1.00 1.25 1.25 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.50 2.75 - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB0131.3 2.75 3.00 3.00 ....... (2) FOR JOB-ATTACHED CLAIMANTS, UNION-ATTACHED CLAIMANTS, OR CLAIMANTS THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED RESULTING FROM A MASS LAYOFF AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL WORKER ADJUSTMENT …
Sponsors
- Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Veto Override Failed in Legislature
- : (H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
Votes
- Do Pass As Amended (February 5, 2025): 56 yea, 44 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0131.002.001 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS (February 5, 2025): 69 yea, 31 nay, passed
Subjects: Unemployment Insurance, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB131?
- HB131 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising the duration of unemployment insurance benefits.
- What does HB131 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the duration of unemployment insurance benefits; revising the ratio of total base period relative to certain full weeks of benefits; providing a benefit duration for certain employees; amending section 39-512204, mca; and providing an effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB131?
- Chaptered as of June 14, 2025. Latest action: (H) Veto Override Failed in Legislature (July 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB131?
- Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R, 39).
- Where is the official record for HB131?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3548
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