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SB 1315: RELATING TO ABOLITION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN HIGHWAY-RELATED CIVIL ACTIONS.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Amends sections 663-10.5 and 663-10.9, HRS, to abolish joint and several liability for government entities in claims and cases relating to the maintenance and design of highways under chapter 663, HRS, so that government entities would be liable only for the percentage share of the damages actually attributable to them.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts2MIN
Feb 11, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs2MIN
Feb 11, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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