Georgia Tort Reform Exposed: Kemp’s Lobbyist Cash Grab and 2025 Power Moves

Explore Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp’s aggres­sive 2025 push for tort reform in Geor­gia, dis­sect­ing Sen­ate Bill 68’s aim to cap jury law­suit amounts amid heavy influ­ence from insur­ance lob­by­ists bankrolling his cam­paign. This episode reveals why Kemp’s tim­ing aligns with elec­tion cycles, the decep­tive Bo Hatch­ett amend­ment, and the House’s mild resistance—yet the bill’s pas­sage is a done deal, no spe­cial ses­sion required. We spot­light John Fer­vi­er, Waf­fle House exec and Kemp-appoint­ed GA State Board of Elec­tion chair, back­ing the reform, and unpack the legislature’s post-sine die fundrais­ing fren­zy. Farm­ers cheer SB144, shield­ing com­pa­nies like those using glyphosate under EPA-approved labels, while we ana­lyze Coke and Delta stock shifts since elec­tion day and loom­ing Trump pres­sure for 2026. It’s a deep dive into Georgia’s mon­ey-dri­ven pol­i­tics, leg­isla­tive tac­tics, and elec­toral stakes.

• Kemp promis­es a spe­cial ses­sion if law­mak­ers can’t pass tort reform. In GA we always leg­is­late on lob­by requests and elec­tion time. What can bring me mon­ey and what can I cash in on and will this bill bring me votes? 
• Tort reform is lim­it­ing the amount the jury can sue for… why now for Gov­er­nor Kemp. Insur­ance lob­by­ists in GA are pack­ing Gov­er­nor Kemps elec­tion cam­paign and promis­ing an enor­mous amount of mon­ey from the insur­ance lob­by­ists. He is deter­mined that it will pass. The Bo Hatch­ett amend­ment was a lit­tle smoke and mir­rors. Now on the House side there seems to be a lit­tle push back. 
• Now Waf­fle House John Fer­vi­er is the chair­man of the GA State board of elec­tion appoint­ed by Bri­an Kemp. is in there sup­port­ing the tort reform. The bill will pass. They are look­ing to see who is in trou­ble back home and who can vote. They already had their amend­ment in the sen­ate pre­pared and the house had their amend­ment pre­pared so they give the illu­sion that they are work­ing for the peo­ple. The bill will pass. There will not be a spe­cial ses­sion.
• These leg­is­la­tures can­not raise mon­ey while in ses­sion. They are wait­ing for sine die. At 12:01 you will get cam­paign dona­tion emails. Now at 12:01 every­one wants to start cam­paign­ing. And if a spe­cial ses­sion is called they have to stop cam­paign­ing. They will pass the bill and Kemp will sign. It is all a set up and only to send a sig­nal to that House mem­ber or Sen­a­tor to come back in ses­sion, a scare tac­tic. 
• The farm­ers want SB144. Would pro­tect com­pa­nies from law­suits if their prod­uct dis­plays a label approved by the US EPA. The EPA has said that glyphosate, the main ingre­di­ent in Roundup, is safe to use as direct­ed. The bill con­tains an excep­tion for com­pa­nies that know­ing­ly with­hold infor­ma­tion about health risks. 
• In the state of GA how Coke and Delta stocks have fared since elec­tion day. They are look­ing at Trump sup­port in GA. When will some peo­ple in GA put the squeeze on Trump for 2026.