By Representative(s) ARAKAKI / TAKAI / AHU ISA / LEE / THIELEN / LEONG / MARUMOTO / MEYER / MORITA / KAWAKAMI / KAHIKINA / SANTIAGO / CASE; Stegmaier
Subjects: Keiki Caucus
Keywords: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT LIABILITY, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Report Title: Tort Liability
Description: Limits county liability for personal injury occurring at a county-owned or controlled facility for hazardous recreational activities to when the county acts with gross negligence, recklessness, or wilful, wanton, or deliberate behavior, or if county knew of a hazardous condition but failed to warn. Repeals recreational purposes requirement for assumption of risk to apply on school property; repeals invitee or licensee requirement for exception to assumption of risk; provides that assumption of risk does not apply if the use is a school-sponsored event or activity.
1-22-99 H Introduced and passed First Reading
1-25-99 H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. JHA 3. FIN ,
referral sheet 3
1-27-99 H Re-referred to the committees on EDN/OMR, and then
referred to 1. JHA 2. FIN , referral sheet 4