STAND. COM. REP. 712
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 980
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 980 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL SETTLEMENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to modify the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act by:
(1) Permitting verdict forms to include the name of the settling entity following a hearing on the issue of good faith; and
(2) Revising the consequences of a judicial determination that the settlement was in good faith.
The Hawaii Insurers Council and a concerned citizen testified in support of this measure. The Judiciary commented on this measure.
Your Committee finds this measure is primarily a housekeeping measure whose proponents continue to discuss possible revisions.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Retaining appeal as the mechanism for review, with language added to clarify that appeal need not await final judgment; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 980, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 980, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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