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Senate advances bill to raise minimum auto liability limits after debate on costs and uninsured drivers
Summary
Senators debated SB149, which would raise minimum mandatory automobile liability limits. Supporters said current minimums often fail to cover serious injuries; opponents warned higher minimums could push some drivers to go uninsured. The Senate recorded that SB149 would be read for a third time.
Senators debated SB149, which sponsor Senator Kilbach described as raising the mandatory minimum liability limits for automobile insurance (the sponsor pointed to the changes in lines 34–41 of the bill text).
Senator Knudson asked why the state needed to raise minimum limits and warned such a change could disproportionately affect younger drivers and lower‑income families. "If there isn't a very strong compelling reason to do this, it seems to hit directly those who…
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