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Committee advances resolution to study climate impacts on insurance after AG objections
Summary
The House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce voted to advance SCR118 SD1 with amendments after the Attorney General's office warned the resolution's language could force discussion of an ongoing lawsuit; the measure now removes the AG as co-convener and names the AG as a member.
The House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce on April 16 advanced SCR118 SD1, a resolution urging the state's insurance regulator and the attorney general to convene a working group to explore options for protecting Hawai'i residents from climate-driven insurance availability and affordability problems.
Chair (speaker 1) recommended the committee move the resolution out with amendments that remove the Attorney General as co-convener, add the Attorney General as a member, and adjust several membership references. "Recommendation on this 1 is to move it out with just a couple amendments," the Chair said during the…
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