HI HB2079 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-03 - The committee(s) on PDP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Pending: House Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-03 - The committee(s) on PDP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Pending: House Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends section 662-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that chapter 662 shall not apply to any claim that an act or omission caused or contributed to, directly or indirectly, a person contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its variants. Provides for retroactive application to January 1, 2020. Provides that any waiver of sovereign immunity with respect to claims that an act or omission caused or contributed to, directly or indirectly, an individual contracting COVID-19 or its variants that accrued on or after January 1, 2020, is expressly withdrawn.
Title
Relating To Sovereign Immunity.
Sponsors
Rep. Scott Saiki [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2022-02-03 | House | The committee(s) on PDP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
2022-01-31 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by PDP on Thursday, 02-03-22 10:00AM in House conference room 309 Via Videoconference. |
2022-01-28 | House | Referred to PDP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
2022-01-26 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
2022-01-24 | House | Pending introduction. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3047 (Same As) 2022-01-26 - Referred to JDC, WAM.
Hawaii State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2079&year=2022 |
Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB2079_.HTM |