HI HB2285

Expands the Litigation Deposits Trust Fund to include all recoveries from civil actions or settlements initiated or prosecuted by the Attorney General, removing the previous $100,000 minimum threshold requirement.

Directs that 15% of any recovery, including false claims actions under section 661-22, be retained by the fund to support the Attorney General's investigation and prosecution efforts, attorney's fees, litigation costs, and training.

Specifies that remaining recovery balances from general fund actions be retained by the fund, while balances from non-general fund actions be remitted to cover losses incurred by those funds, with any residual balance retained by the fund.

Excludes from the fund recoveries designated for the Antitrust Trust Fund, Tobacco Enforcement Special Fund, Medicaid Investigations Recovery Fund, Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund, and Criminal Forfeiture Fund.

Requires any unencumbered and unexpended moneys exceeding $1,000,000 remaining in the fund at the close of each fiscal year to lapse to the general fund, and mandates quarterly reporting to the legislature on fund receipts and expenditures.