Georgia lawmakers, public dig into Kemp's top legislative priority

Georgia State Sen. Blake Tillery at the Georgia State Capitol in March 2023. Tillery proposed Senate Bill 39, which the Senate passed on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Georgia lawmakers this week started digging into Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature policy push this session – overhauling the state’s civil litigation rules, often referred to as tort or lawsuit reform.

On this week’s episode of “Plugged In,” hosts Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali bring listeners into the first committee hearing on the issue, where lawmakers and a packed room of observers got to hear from people on different sides of the debate.