HB 1556

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 1368

Subjects: City & County of Honolulu Administration

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT LIABILITY, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Report Title: Counties; Liability

Description: Holds a county not liable for damages to person or property where the claim is based on a county employee's act or omission based on a discretionary function, when executing a statute, ordinance, or rule with due care.

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.                    
 2-14-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02
                  /17/00 at 2:30 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-17-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-17-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:12 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Morita, Takumi, Auwae,
                  Pendleton, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)         
                  ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Chang,        
                  Yoshinaga, Whalen