Republican-controlled state Senate passes tort reform

STATE NEWS

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 …