Bill > HB990

This bill provides appropriations from multiple state funds to pay various legal judgments and settlements for fiscal year 2024-2025 across different state departments and agencies. The bill appropriates a total of $7,023,343.07 from the general fund for 12 different categories of claims, including payments to individuals and organizations for various legal settlements involving departments such as Education, Law Enforcement, and Human Services. An additional $1,320,000 is appropriated from the state highway fund specifically for the Department of Transportation, Highways Division, and $90,000 from judiciary funds for a settlement. The bill acknowledges that these appropriations will cause the general fund expenditure ceiling to be exceeded by approximately 1%, but argues that these payments are necessary to serve the public interest. The bill includes provisions that limit interest payments on judgments, require attorney general approval for claims, specify that unexpended funds will lapse on June 30, 2026, and takes effect immediately upon approval. The specific claims range from individual settlements like $750,000 for a case against the Department of Law Enforcement to smaller amounts like $460 for an individual named Sarah Ann D. Pacheco.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=990&year=2025