Two bills aimed at upending Georgia’s lawsuit damage cap rules just cleared the first hurdle, passing through the Senate Judiciary Committee late Monday evening.
The bills collectively include a wide range of policy changes aimed at lowering insurance costs for Georgia doctors, businesses and residents, an issue Gov. Brian Kemp has pinpointed as his top priority of the 2025 legislative session.
Senate Bill 68, sponsored by Macon Republican and Senate President Pro Tem John F. Kennedy, includes a cap on pain and suffering evidence that would limit owners’ liability for injuries that occur on their property, restrict special damages awarded for medical bills to the actual amount paid by the plaintiff, and enable trials to more easily be bifurcated, or split into multiple stages so that juries can determine liability and damages separately. The version of the bill that passed the Senate panel Monday included small updates aimed at providing plaintiffs’ lawyers more flexibility to suggest a monetary value to compensate for pain and suffering.
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