Kemp wants to revise Georgia tort law. Here’s a primer

This story was updated on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 1:39 p.m.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out a sweeping package of proposals to curb civil litigation – and he says he wants a bill on his desk by the end of the legislative session. 

The debate over tort reform has been fraught since Kemp named the effort his top legislative priority, with lawyers, doctors, businesses, insurers, patients and consumers all pressing competing interests. With just two months left in the session, pushing through a massive bill will be a difficult, and controversial, undertaking.