Report Title:

Government liability

 

Description:

Makes permanent the tort law exception to liability for county lifeguard services and the conclusive presumptions relating to the duty of public entities to warn of dangers on improved public lands.

 


THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1022

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT LIABILITY.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to make permanent certain liability protections for state and county governments.

     SECTION 2.  Act 170, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, as amended by Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval[; provided that section 1 of this Act shall be repealed on June 30, 2010]."

     SECTION 3.  Act 82, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, as amended by Act 152, Session Laws of 2007, is amended by amending section 8 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 8.  This Act shall take [affect] effect on July 1, 2003[, and shall be repealed on June 30, 2010]."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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