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SB 68                                                                                                                         
The Transportation Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 68                                                                      
"An Act requiring motor vehicle insurers to provide to the                                                                      
commissioner of administration a database listing vehicle insurance                                                             
policy information that will allow the commissioner to verify whether                                                           
mandatory motor vehicle insurance has been obtained, limiting access                                                            
to the database, establishing methods for proving that mandatory                                                                
motor vehicle insurance is in place, allowing the additional penalties                                                          
of suspending registration and vehicle impoundment and forfeiture for                                                           
failure to have mandatory motor vehicle insurance, and authorizing                                                              
hearings after suspension of registration for failure to have mandatory                                                         
motor vehicle insurance" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 68(TRA) "An Act                                                                                
          directing the Department of Administration to                                                                         
          develop and maintain an Internet-based system to                                                                      
          verify mandatory motor vehicle insurance coverage;                                                                    
          requiring motor vehicle insurers to provide to the                                                                    
          commissioner of administration vehicle insurance                                                                      
          policy information to allow the commissioner to                                                                       
          verify whether mandatory motor vehicle insurance                                                                      
          has been obtained and limiting access to the                                                                          
          information; requiring evidence of mandatory                                                                          
          insurance coverage when a person applies for or                                                                       
          renews motor vehicle registration; and allowing the                                                                   
          additional penalties of vehicle impoundment and                                                                       
          forfeiture for failure to have mandatory motor vehicle                                                                
          insurance."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Kookesh, Chair; Senators Cowdery, Olson.                                                               
Signing no recommendation: Senator Wielechowski.                                                                                

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The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Administration                                                                                
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                                     
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.