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HI SB2108

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2014

Primary Sponsor

Donna Kim

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Makes permanent Act 82, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, which was set to sunset on June 30, 2014, by removing the repeal date and extending liability protections for warning signs on public lands indefinitely.

  • Extends the conclusive presumption of adequate warning signage to cover dangerous non-natural conditions on unimproved public lands, in addition to the existing coverage of natural conditions on improved public lands.

  • Requires the State and counties to implement and maintain quarterly sign inspection programs with documented records, with the liability presumption lasting 120 days after the last documented inspection showing the sign was in place and legible.

  • Establishes that posting warning signs for dangerous natural conditions on unimproved lands does not create a duty to warn of other dangerous conditions or place additional warning signs elsewhere on those lands.

  • Requires the State and counties to maintain accident reporting and record-keeping programs for known accidents in park, trail, and unimproved public land areas where non-natural conditions exist.

Legislative Description

Public Land Liability

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.

2/12/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor2/12/2014
Water and Land1/16/2014

Full Bill Text

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