Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism & Culture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2213, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to limit government exposure to unwarranted liability by providing qualified immunity for public entities and public employees from injuries sustained by a person when using a motorsports facility. This bill also repeals the provision that prohibits liability waivers from being enforceable against the rights of a minor who suffers injuries from participating in a motorsports event at a motorsports facility.

The Mayor of the County of Hawaii, County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation, Motorsports Park Hawaii, Hawaii Motorcycle Dealers Association, and numerous concerned individuals supported this bill. The Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2213, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2213, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.