1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; prohibiting automobile insurers from owning repair 
1.3 	facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 72A.20, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 72A.20, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 40.Interest in repair facility. No insurer that offers an automobile insurance 
1.9 	policy in this state shall hold or acquire any ownership interest in a business located in 
1.10 	Minnesota that repairs or replaces the nonmechanical exterior or interior body parts of a 
1.11 	damaged motor vehicle. For purposes of this subdivision, "insurer" includes an affiliate of 
1.12 	the insurer as defined in section 72A.491, subdivision 3.

1.13 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.14 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.