Amid heightened blowback, a push to limit lawsuits in Georgia moves forward

Gov. Brian Kemp at the annual State of the State address at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 7:20 p.m.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s priority bill to limit lawsuits and large jury verdicts cleared another hurdle amid mounting pushback and is set for a House vote this week.

A number of House Republicans were skeptical, and not just trial lawyers. But Kemp made concessions, and the bill advanced out of the House Rules committee Tuesday.