STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3227

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2312

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred H.B. No. 2312, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TORTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage people to conduct early cardiopulmonary resuscitation by excepting from civil liability persons who, in good faith, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on individuals in emergency situations, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health and AED Institute of America, Inc.  The Department of Education submitted comments.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure further clarifies section 663-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to exempt from civil liability, persons who, in good faith, administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an individual in emergency situations in an attempt to resuscitate the individual and avoid death.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2312, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2312, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

 

		____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair