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SB1315HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Abolition Of Joint And Several Liability For Government Entities In Highway-related Civil Actions.

Last status update Jan 23, 2025

What this measure contains

Abolishes joint and several liability for government entities in claims and cases relating to the maintenance and design of highways. Makes government entities liable only for the percentage share of the damages actually attributable. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Related measures

  • HB996— Same As
  • SB1315— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by TCA

Companion measures: HB996, SB1315. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1315
MemberTCA
Introduced		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TCA, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 620) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  8. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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