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HI SB2744
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Kouchi
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AI Summary
- Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 661-21(a) to modify civil penalties for false claims to the State
- Removes the fixed penalty structure and establishes base penalties of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000, which automatically adjust to match federal False Claims Act penalties (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) as adjusted for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990
- Maintains requirement that penalties be increased by three times the amount of damages sustained by the State due to the person's acts
- Applies to eight categories of conduct including knowingly presenting false claims, making false records, fraud related to state property, and conspiracy to commit these acts
- Effective date: July 1, 2050
Legislative Description
Relating To False Claims To The State.
False Claims to the State
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto, Johanson, C. Lee, Souki, Todd excused (5).
3/22/2018
Committee Referrals
Finance3/22/2018
Judiciary3/8/2018
Ways and Means2/8/2018
Judiciary1/24/2018
Full Bill Text
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