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Senate approves motor-vehicle insurance database to crack down on uninsured motorists
Summary
The Senate passed HB 217 to create a monthly data-fed motor-vehicle insurance database, funded by a $1 registration fee and enforcement measures including registration blocks and fines; sponsors said the three-year sunset will allow a trial period and the program could reduce costs from uninsured motorists.
Senators approved House Bill 217 on March 2 after a floor presentation of a pilot database designed to reduce uninsured motorists.
Sponsor Senator Marlow described the program: insurance companies would transmit monthly policy data into an electronic database used when registering vehicles and by law-enforcement officers in the field. A $1 registration fee would fund the database and access costs; the system includes a 30‑day grace period…
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