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SB 2568

Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee; create.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Seymour

Creates a temporary committee to study and recommend ways to ensure drivers carry motor vehicle liability insurance, including possible proof-of-insurance before license tag issuan

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2568

Summary — SB 2568 (2025)

Status: Died in Committee
Introduced: Feb 25 / Mar 13, 2025 (documents show both dates)
Primary sponsor: Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Subjects: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Finance; Insurance

Main purpose

As introduced, SB 2568 was an appropriation bill (initially providing $567,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Procurement Policy Board for FY beginning July 1, 2025). An adopted floor amendment substantially rewrote the bill to create a temporary Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee charged with developing recommendations to ensure drivers carry motor vehicle liability insurance — including studying the feasibility of requiring proof of insurance before issuance or renewal of license tags/decals.

Key provisions (as amended)

  • Creates the Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee to:

    • Examine measures to ensure drivers on public roads have motor vehicle liability insurance.
    • Specifically assess feasibility and best practices for requiring proof of liability insurance before a license tag or decal is issued or renewed, among other enforcement options.
    • Provide findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than October 1, 2025.
    • Dissolve upon submission of its report.

  • Committee staffing and support:

    • The state Insurance Department is directed to provide staff and other necessary support.
    • Other state agencies and political subdivisions must provide information and assistance upon request.

  • Organizational rules:

    • Committee elects chair, vice-chair and other officers at first meeting.
    • A majority constitutes a quorum; adoption of rules/reports requires a majority vote of members present.

Committee composition (listed in the amendment)

The amendment names specific members (several ex‑officio legislative chairs and executive appointees). Among them:
- State Insurance Commissioner (or designee)
- Chairmen of legislative insurance, finance, appropriations, and ways & means committees (Senate and House)
- Two county-level officials (a county tax assessor and a county tax collector appointed by the Assessors and Collectors Association)
- An at-large member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and one appointed by the Speaker of the House
(Note: the amendment text names these positions in the context of Mississippi offices.)

Who would be affected

  • State insurance regulator and Insurance Department (staffing role)
  • Motor vehicle agencies (administration of any recommended proof-of-insurance systems)
  • County assessors/collectors (named on committee)
  • Insurers (operational and data-sharing implications if reforms are adopted)
  • All drivers — potential future requirements tied to tag/decals, enforcement, or verification systems

Procedural/timeline notes

  • The committee was required to report to the Legislature by October 1, 2025.
  • Original appropriations language included an effective date of July 1, 2025.
  • Legislative history shows multiple committee and calendar actions; the bill ultimately is listed as “Died In Committee.”

Important drafting note

The bill file contains conflicting jurisdictional references: the bill header appears to be an Illinois Senate bill, while the amendment’s committee composition and statutory references repeatedly mention Mississippi offices and law. This suggests the amendment may have been a substitute drafted for Mississippi or contains cross‑jurisdictional drafting inconsistencies; that inconsistency would need resolution before implementation.

If you want, I can produce a timeline of the bill’s legislative actions or draft concise talking points on how proposed proof‑of‑insurance requirements could affect drivers, DMVs, and insurers.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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