Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, showing the state’s Republican leader remains at the height of his political power well into his second term.

While no local government has violated state law and refused to cooperate with immigration authorities, SB 21 would give existing laws "teeth" sponsor said.

GA Senate bill could expose local officials to lawsuits over immigration enforcement, despite no known violations of state law.

Georgia Senate SB 21. opens up 'sanctuary city' government officials, employees to lawsuits crimes by immigrants without full legal status.

The Georgia State Senate passed Republican-backed legislation Thursday that would take away legal protections from local governments, agencies, departments and their employees that don’t follow immigration laws.