1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to insurance; prohibiting a surcharge for an 
  1.3             automobile accident in which the insured is a 
  1.4             passenger in a bus, taxi, or commuter van; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.133, by adding a 
  1.6             subdivision. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.133, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 5a.  [SURCHARGE PROHIBITION.] No surcharge is 
  1.11  chargeable to an insured who collects benefits under a policy 
  1.12  because the insured is a passenger in a bus, taxi, or commuter 
  1.13  van involved in an accident. 
  1.14     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.15     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.