WSBTV reported- Kemp insisted the bill was necessary to shield small businesses along with hospitals and doctors from frivolous lawsuits and to stabilize insurance rates, something Democrats insist isn’t true.
“I think today’s vote is a great example of what democracy looks like,” Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns told Elliot.
Burns wouldn’t talk much about the intense pressure put on lawmakers to get the bill over the finish line.
He also didn’t say much about the Republicans who broke ranks and voted against it.
“I was looking at totals. I haven’t looked exactly who voted for it and against it, although I know it got over the threshold of 91,” Burns said.
And that one vote was all that bill needed.
It will now have to head back over to the Senate for final approval.
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