HB 2667

RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY FOR COUNTIES

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Subjects: Kauai County

Keywords: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT LIABILITY, INDEMNITY AGAINST LIABILITY, OCEAN RECREATION, SPORTS

Report Title: Counties' Liab/Hazardous Act

Description: Limits counties' liability for hazardous recreational activities including animal riding, hiking, off-road motorcycling, hang gliding, rodeo, sport parachuting, among other activities, except when death or injury occurred as a direct result of county's failure to warn when the county had actual knowledge of physically hazardous conditions, or physically hazardous condition not known or would not have been known to reasonably prudent person, or for gross negligence, recklessness, or wilful, wanton, deliberate conduct.

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. WLU 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 8
 2- 8-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by WLU on Friday,
                  02-11-00 at 9:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 2-11-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-11-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by WLU on Tuesday, 02
                  /15/00 at 10:00 A.M. in House conference room
                  312.
 2-15-00        H The committee on WLU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-15-00        H The votes in WLU were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Cachola, Kanoho, Garcia, Meyer, Thielen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Morita, Takumi; none Noes:
                  Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Schatz
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on WLU (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 395-00), recommending passage on Second Reading         
                  and referral to the committee on JHA
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on JHA
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused