HB 990 Summary

• Appropriates $7,023,343.07 from general revenues to the Department of the Attorney General for fiscal year 2024-2025 to pay judgments and settlements against the State across multiple departments, including Education ($2,645,000), Land and Natural Resources ($834,771), and Law Enforcement ($750,000).

• Appropriates $1,320,000 from the state highway fund to the Department of Transportation, Highways Division for three settlement payments related to vehicle accident claims.

• Appropriates $90,000 from judiciary funds to pay one settlement in a civil case.

• Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 has been exceeded and will be further exceeded by $7,023,343.07, citing public interest and necessity as justification per Hawaii Constitution Article VII, Section 9.

• Limits interest payments on judgments to the period from judgment date to thirty days after the Act's effective date, and requires Attorney General approval before any payments are made.