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R Georgia Senate · District 1

Sen. Ben Watson

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7
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
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100%
of cast votes
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Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
1,310
bills & resolutions
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Committees
7
assignments
1,310 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

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Primary SB 293
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 195
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide for the approval or development of a training program for pharmacists by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy; to require pharmacists to complete such training program before dispensing preexposure prophylaxis or postexposure prophylaxis; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 207
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders; to amend Code Section 17-10-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 162
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to provide for the board to implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 4
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
United State Citizens; right to register and vote- CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to clarify that only citizens of the United States shall have a right to vote in elections in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

In committee Jun 17, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 540
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online internet safety, so as to require certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; to require the operators of conversational AI services to take steps to limit certain actions related to minors by such systems; to require operators to provide certain privacy tools to users; to require operators to adopt a protocol for a conversational AI service's response to suicidal ideation or self-harm; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 384
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 427
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and conditions; to provide for penalties, license sanctions, and enforcement; to provide for one or more medical directors; to provide for annual reports; to provide for rules, regulations and procedures; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 432
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions regarding nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions regarding writing off small amounts due to the state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 33
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
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