The proposed bill, General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6413, mandates that the state provide uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for employees of the Department of Transportation (DOT). This coverage, which must be included in the State Fleet Insurance Policy, is required to have a minimum limit of one million dollars for bodily injury or death. The coverage is intended to protect DOT employees who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured or underinsured vehicles while they are outside of a motor vehicle in the course of their employment.

The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and requires the implementation of this coverage by July 1, 2026. The new legal language introduced in this bill specifies the conditions under which the coverage applies, ensuring that DOT employees are adequately protected while performing their job duties. There are no deletions from current law mentioned in the text of the bill.