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Committee concurs with HB 210 to add lower unemployment tax rate and authorize DMV data match for fraud detection
Summary
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee on March 5 concurred with House Bill 210, a measure that would add a lower unemployment insurance tax rate and authorize a privacy‑preserving verification with motor vehicle records to detect fraudulent claims.
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee on March 5 concurred with House Bill 210, a measure that would add a lower unemployment insurance tax rate for Montana employers, permit a cross‑agency, privacy‑preserving verification of claimants against motor vehicle records, and allow the unemployment program to use limited overpayments across fiscal years to fund operations.
Proponents said the change responds to an unusually strong unemployment trust and would lower employer rates while preserving the annual tax‑setting system. "We could probably lower unemployment insurance rates for our employers without impacting the system," said Sarah Swanson, commissioner of…
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