HB 2699

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 24, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To The Defense Of State Employees.

Abstract

Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions when the employee was acting within the scope of their employment and was not grossly negligent or wanton, or failing to cooperate. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Requires that if the State refuses to defend a state employee from civil actions on certain grounds, the Attorney General shall file a motion to withdraw as counsel.

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Jan 26, 2024

House

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Finance Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Jan 24, 2024

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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