HB 262

RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY

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