Rep. Holberg says proposal to protect public data has costs
The authors of a bill which will get a hearing today at the Legislature say that if it doesn't pass, your auto insurance rates could go up.
Starting in early May, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety is planning to stop selling drivers license and motor vehicle data in bulk. Instead, they will charge $5 per record request.
The change is designed to protect the data from unauthorized users. But insurance companies and auto dealers say they can't do business without the information and this change will increase their costs significantly.
A bill being heard Wednesday in the House Civil Law committee would block the policy change and authorize a study of the issue. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with one of the authors of the bill Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, a Republican from Lakeville.
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