A growing number of activists and advocates oppose Kemp's bill, which he says is aimed at creating more balance between plaintiffs and defendants in Georgia’s court system, often citing an American Tort Reform Foundation ranking which listed Georgia as one of the top five “judicial hellholes” in the country in 2024. But as the bill makes its way through the Georgia legislature, "survivors of human trafficking, advocates for sexual assault survivors and the trial lawyers who represent them have been sounding the alarm about aspects of the bill they say could prevent nearly all victims from receiving justice through the civil system," according to the Georgia Recorder. They argue that if the bill becomes the law, it would effectively gut victims' ability to pursue damages.
In testimony before a legislative committee, survivors of human trafficking spoke out against the legislation, urging lawmakers to consider the impact that the bill's wording would have on the hotels and motels that turned a blind eye to trafficking survivors’ exploitation.