H.B. 2231 Summary

• Appropriates $860,530.69 from general revenues to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2013-2014 to pay judgments and settlements against the State, including claims from the Departments of Labor and Industrial Relations, Land and Natural Resources, Public Safety, Education, and Human Services, plus miscellaneous claims from five individuals.

• Appropriates $122,500.00 from the state highway fund to the Department of Transportation, Highways Division for three settlement claims related to traffic accidents and highway matters.

• Limits interest payments on judgments to the period from judgment date to 30 days after the Act's effective date, as provided in Hawaii Revised Statutes section 662-8.

• Requires Attorney General approval before any payments can be made by the respective departments.

• Any unspent appropriations lapse on June 30, 2015.