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Republican-controlled State Senate Passes Tort Reform

By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service
Feb 21, 2025
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ATLANTA — A sharply divided Georgia Senate passed a comprehensive tort reform bill Friday that is Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority for the 2025 General Assembly session.

Senate Bill 68, which the Senate's GOP majority passed 33-21 along party lines, is aimed at reining in huge jury awards in civil lawsuits Kemp and his legislative allies say are raising insurance premiums, forcing businesses to lay off workers or close their doors and reducing access to health care by driving physicians out of Georgia and shuttering hospitals.

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