SCS/HB 1465 - This act permits the use of federal convictions to assess points on drivers' licenses. The substitute adds provisions requiring the Director of Revenue to deny a full license to an individual until the individual has demonstrated safe driving performance for a period of 12 months or reaches the age of 21, whichever is longer.

The act also prohibits the Department of Revenue from requiring a person to file a SR-22 or other form of high risk insurance for driving without automobile insurance, excluding cases where the uninsured person was involved in an accident. An insurance company shall not raise a person's automobile insurance rates for failing to maintain liability insurance or for failing to provide proof of such insurance.

Insurance companies shall electronically report information at least once a month regarding the issuance, non-renewal and cancellation of auto insurance policies. The information reported to the Department of Insurance is the property of the respective insurance companies and will not be subject to disclosure under the Sunshine Law. The information may be disclosed to the driver, the parent or legal guardian of the driver; a person involved in an accident with the driver; or the state auditor's office. Any person who knowingly discloses false information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. An insurance company who fails to disclose the required information may be subject to a fine of $1000. Portions of the act are similar to SB 613.
JOAN GUMMELS