Bill Text: HI HB2686 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Emergency Shelter; Private Property Owner; Limited Liability

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-10 - (S) Act 291, 7/9/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1408). [HB2686 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HB2686-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 30-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2686

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2686, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL LIABILITY,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to shield the owner of private property from liability for any injury or damage suffered by a person resulting from the owner providing emergency access to land, shelter, or subsistence to the person during a disaster in good faith and without remuneration, or expectation of remuneration, unless the injury or damage was caused by the gross negligence or intentional or wanton acts or omissions of the owner. 

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2686, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2686, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair		____________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair
____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair