The state House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that sets aside money to settle claims against the state with the addition of more than $5.6 million in recent settlements.

The added claims include more than $5.4 million awarded to the families of two female hikers who died on Kauai in 2006. The rest of the $15.4 million settlement of the two families’ lawsuits will be paid by the state’s insurance carrier, Chartis Insurance.

The attorney general’s office noted in its testimony that more needs to be done at the legislative level to limit the state’s liability for incidents that occur on trails, including posting more warning signs.

Another claim is a $100,000 settlement awarded to Mitch Kahle, who protested and was removed from state Senate chambers in 2010, and his friend who recorded the incident.

The bill now appropriates funds for more than $7.7 million in claims made against the state, its officers or its employees, including the recent settlements.

Among the settlements:

>> $156,814 to two Oahu Community Correctional Center inmates who were injured on a work detail when a transformer shorted.

>> $75,000 to an inmate who was held 134 extra days because of a mistake in paperwork.

>> $40,000 to the family of a girl who was hit on the wrist by roof tiles that fell from the pier in Hana­lei, Kauai.

Senate Bill 2738 will now move on to be heard by the House Finance Committee.