HI HB1196 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Authorizes the assessment of reasonable attorney's fees to be levied on a party who brings, prosecutes, or defends a workers' compensation claim without reasonable grounds.
Title
Attorney's Fees; Workers' Compensation Claims
Sponsors
| Rep. Tom Brower [D] | Sen. Karl Rhoads [D] | Rep. Roy Takumi [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-01 | Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. | |
| 2011-01-26 | (H) Referred to ERB/LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2 | |
| 2011-01-26 | (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading. | |
| 2011-01-25 | (H) Pending introduction. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1196 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB1196_.HTM |
