An Act To Amend the Electronic Insurance Cancellation Notification Law
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0634
Committee Amendment CA_A_H518 (House)
Committee: Transportation
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1601-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 467, L.D. 634, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Electronic Insurance Cancellation Notification 
Law" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1601-A, sub-§§6 and 7 are enacted to read: 
6. 
Reconciliation period. 
Upon receipt of notice 
under 
subsection 1, the Secretary of State has a IS-day period in which 
to reconcile the cancellation, termination or lapse with the 
evidence 
of 
insurance 
for 
reinstatement 
of 
coverage 
or 
new 
coverage. If no reconciliation is made, the Secretary of State 
shall send a notification of registration suspension pursuant to 
subsection 4. 
7. Evidence of insurance. An insurance company or insured 
person may 
submit evidence of insurance to the Secretary of 
State. The Secretary of State shall accept evidence of insurance 
for reinstatement of coverage or new coverage by any of the 
following means: 
A. 
Electronic transmittal; 
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B. 
The Internet; 
C. 
Facsimile; 
D. 
Mail; or 
E. 
Proof of insurance presented at an office of the Bureau 
of Motor Vehicles. 
Sec. 
4. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 
0011 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds on a one-time basis for the costs of 
computer 
reprogramming 
for 
electronic 
insurance 
cancellation 
notifications. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
2005-06 
$13,000 
$13,000 
2006-01 
$0 
$0 
Sec. 5. Effective date. That portion of this Act that enacts the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1601-11., subsection 7 
takes effect January 1, 2007.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency 
clause. 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee 
on Transportation. 
The amendment removes language from the bill 
that amends the content of the notification of cancellation to 
require the name, address and date of birth of the insured or 
insureds of the motor vehicle instead of the owner or owners. 
The amendment further requires the Secretary of State to accept 
evidence 
of 
insurance 
for 
insured persons 
who 
are 
changing 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /+. to H.P. 467, L.D. 634 
insurance carriers electronically as of January 1, 
2007. 
The 
amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to 
the bill and removes the emergency clause and emergency preamble 
from the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/18/05 .:tvae. 
LD634 
LR 0481(02) 
An Act To Amend the Electronic Insurance Cancellation Notification Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" 
Committee: Transportation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$13,000 
$13,000 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
$0 
$ 
Changes in certain insurance notification requirements will necessitate a one-time Highway Fund allocation of 
$13,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within the Department of the Secretary of State for 
the costs of reprogramming the bureau's computer system. 
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