HI HB951 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Relieves landowner of liability for any damage, injury, or harm to persons or property outside the boundaries of the landowner's land caused by naturally occurring land failure originating on unimproved land, except for harm arising from negligent or wanton acts by the owner of the unimproved land. Requires, as part of the county approval process, a study to determine rockfall risks, a risk assessment to determine the extent of risk, and creation of a hazard buffer zone or other mitigation if a hazard exists, for any plan not approved prior to July 1, 2009. Effective 1/1/2046. (SD1)

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Title

Landowner Liability; Unimproved Land

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-11 Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.
2009-03-27 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JGO.
2009-03-27 (S) Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JGO.
2009-03-25 (S) The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kokubun, Takamine ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda.
2009-03-20 (S) The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-09 2:45 PM in conference room 229.
2009-03-12 (S) Referred to WTL, JGO.
2009-03-12 (S) Passed First Reading.
2009-03-12 (S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 176).
2009-03-10 (H) Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Belatti, Berg, Ching, Finnegan, Hanohano, Keith-Agaran, Luke, Marumoto, McKelvey, Morita, Nishimoto, Pine, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Takumi, Thielen, Wakai, Ward voting no (18) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2009-03-06 (H) Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-2009.
2009-03-06 (H) Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 772) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2009-03-03 (H) The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Ito, Cabanilla, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Tsuji; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Luke, Marumoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Herkes, McKelvey, Morita, Souki, Wakai.
2009-02-27 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-03-09 2:00pm in House conference room 325.
2009-02-12 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takai excused (1).
2009-02-12 (H) Reported from WLO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 213), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
2009-02-06 (H) The committees on WLO recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Har, Cabanilla, Chang, Chong, Coffman, C. Lee, Luke, Sagum; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morita, Ching; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Herkes.
2009-02-02 (H) Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-09 9:05 AM in conference room 325.
2009-02-02 (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 02-06-09.
2009-01-28 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by WLO on Monday, 02-02-09 9:00 AM in House conference room 325.
2009-01-28 (H) Referred to WLO, JUD, referral sheet 3
2009-01-28 (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2009-01-26 (H) Pending introduction.

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