Hawaii HB1174 modifies procedures for payments made under protest in lawsuits, ensuring interest is paid and establishing a refiling process.

Hawaii HB1174 amends the process for handling payments made under protest in lawsuits. It ensures that if a claimant prevails, interest earned on the payment from the date of the protest is paid out of the amount appropriated for the judgment. The bill also establishes a procedure for refiling actions if the claimant's suit was brought prematurely. If the agency decides against the claimant and no suit is brought within thirty days after notice of the decision, the money paid under protest is deposited into the state treasury and becomes a government realization.

Hawaii HB1174 modifies procedures for payments made under protest in lawsuits, ensuring interest is paid and establishing a refiling process.

Hawaii HB1174 amends the process for handling payments made under protest in lawsuits. It ensures that if a claimant prevails, interest earned on the payment from the date of the protest is paid out of the amount appropriated for the judgment. The bill also establishes a procedure for refiling actions if the claimant's suit was brought prematurely. If the agency decides against the claimant and no suit is brought within thirty days after notice of the decision, the money paid under protest is deposited into the state treasury and becomes a government realization.