THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator David Matsuura, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 1, 2001

TIME:

10:15 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The following measures were previously heard on February 21, 2001:

SB 932 SD1

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Prohibits preferences in government contracts, programs, services, and workforce policies that affect parental roles in children's health, welfare, and education, that favor one parent over another. (SD1) (KANNO)

TMG/LBR, JDC

SB 720 SD1

RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BY PUBLIC ENTITIES TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

Expands the protection against discrimination by the State against a person with disabilities and expands the coverage to include counties. (SD1) (KANNO)

TIA/HHS, JDC

SB 759

RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS.

Enacts a new joint tortfeasor release statute, including rights of contribution; repeals existing joint tortfeasor release statute and right of contribution statute; enacts good faith settlement law for joint tortfeasors and co-obligors. (KANNO)

JDC

 

 

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair