Regulation Reform
April 17, 2025 • Commentary
Regulatory reform efforts stall in 2025 session
Regulatory reforms stall this year further postpones a reckoning for Georgia’s expanding regulatory code.
April 10, 2025 • Commentary
Sine Die surprise: Wins, losses and a sudden exit at the Georgia Capitol
The session yielded important policy changes in several key areas.
April 2, 2025 • Blog
2025 Session: One big win, and a scramble for the rest
The 2025 session is unique in this way: There has been exactly one “tier one” issue — lawsuit reform.
March 27, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia legislature passes omnibus lawsuit reform bill
Georgia’s legislative session reached a high point of intrigue last week, and the highest priority on Gov. Brian Kemp’s agenda has made it to his desk.
March 21, 2025 • Press Release
Foundation praises passage of SB 68
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and Georgia Policy Impact congratulate the members of the General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 68.
March 20, 2025 • Commentary
Justice for sale: How third-party litigation funding skews the legal system
Third-party litigation funding turns lawsuits into profit schemes, raising concerns over justice, transparency and foreign influence in our courts.
March 20, 2025 • Blog
The ‘well has run dry’: Property owners say Georgia trial lawyers have taken almost everything
People in corporate real estate have said that Georgia’s lack of tort reform has made doing business in the state a nightmare.
March 13, 2025 • Blog
Georgia’s ‘Jackpot Justice Juries’ prompt calls for tort reform
When criminals commit violent acts on the private properties of business owners, Georgia’s premises liability laws make those property owners civilly liable.
March 12, 2025 • Blog
Markets shift but bureaucracy only grows
A once-thriving suburban mall struggles with unpaid bills, symbolizing the shift in markets—while bureaucracy keeps growing, untouched by consumer choice.
March 6, 2025 • Blog
Georgia landlords say they provide security, but still face legal peril
Landlords in Georgia can be held liable if someone commits a crime on their property, even if they provide adequate security.
March 5, 2025 • Blog
The push to rein in abusive lawsuits
Curbing abuses is not tantamount to shutting down justice. On the contrary, the only way to ensure actual justice is to curb the abuses.
February 26, 2025 • Commentary
Tort reform advances. What’s next?
Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to curb abusive lawsuits cleared a significant hurdle this past week.
February 20, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s legislative push for regulatory reform
The regulatory state took center stage at the General Assembly as both chambers held hearings on how to reduce the growing regulatory burden on Georgians.
February 18, 2025 • Blog
TORT REFORM: The Georgia law that business owners hate the most
Georgia law can hold a business owner civilly liable for a criminal act that happens on his property, one that the business owner had nothing to do with.
February 6, 2025 • Commentary
Tort reform and what it means for cost and access in Georgia healthcare
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
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