1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; prohibiting automobile insurers from owning repair 
1.3 	facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 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 2008, 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 that repairs or 
1.10 	replaces the nonmechanical exterior or interior body parts of a damaged motor vehicle. 
1.11 	For purposes of this subdivision, "insurer" includes an affiliate of the insurer as defined in 
1.12 	section 72A.491, subdivision 3.

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