Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

SB2251

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Measure Title: RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.
Report Title: Tort liability; immunities: damage appointments
Description: Reiterates the underlying intent of the discretionary function and the intentional tort exception to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity for the torts of its employees, and declares that all the exceptions to the State's waiver of sovereign immunity are to be broadly construed in the State's favor.
Package: Governor
Companion:HB2288
Introducer(s): BUNDA (BR)
Current Referral:JHW

Date Status Text
1/25/2006SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/27/2006SReferred to JHW.
1/30/2006SThe committee(s) on JHW has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/7/2006SThe committee(s) on JHW deferred the measure until 02-10-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/10/2006SThe committee(s) on JHW deferred the measure until 02-17-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/17/2006SThe committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in JHW were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Hee, Chun Oakland, English, Ihara, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment