MT HB210

Creates a new lower tax schedule (Schedule I) for unemployment insurance employer contributions, with rates starting at 0.00% for eligible employers when the fund-to-wages ratio is at least 0.0280

Requires the Department of Labor and Industry to verify unemployment insurance applicant identity using commercial databases, crossmatch applicants with incarcerated individuals lists, the national directory of new hires, and motor vehicle records

Authorizes disclosure of social security numbers from motor vehicle records to the Department of Labor and Industry for unemployment insurance program integrity purposes

Permits penalty and interest money collected from unemployment insurance fraud to carry forward across fiscal years instead of being transferred to the trust fund at year-end; 70% goes to a special account for detecting fraud, 30% to the unemployment insurance fund

Effective October 1, 2025, except fraud penalty provisions which take effect upon passage and approval