A reform drive to reduce excessive litigation and prevent “predatory trial lawyers” from targeting individuals, truckers and small businesses was launched Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The new legislative proposal, which has the support of Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner, aims to build on other reforms passed last year to stabilize the property insurance market in Florida. The new plan would eliminate the state’s one-way attorney fee provisions and fee multipliers for all types of insurance claims and shield businesses from having to pay larger damages awards.

“For decades, Florida has been considered a ‘Judicial Hellhole’ due to excessive litigation and a legal system that benefitted the lawyers more than people who are injured,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “We are now working on legal reform that is more in line with the rest of the country and that will bring more businesses and jobs to Florida.”