Georgia’s attorney general and university system governing board want to trim a bill that would waive the state’s sovereign immunity in certain cases.
During a hearing Monday morning at the Capitol, representatives from the Law Department and the Board of Regents told lawmakers they didn’t disagree with the intent of House Bill 59—to undo the effects of a 2014 Georgia Supreme Court ruling that said sovereign immunity blocked all lawsuits seeking injunctive relief from the state.
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