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R Georgia Senate · District 1 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ben Watson

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Total votes
3,873
all sessions
Attendance
97%
104 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,310
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
1,310 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
1,310
Primary
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Primary SB 350
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Sale of Consumable Hemp Products; individuals under the age of 21 years; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products to individuals under the age of 21 years; to prohibit the purchase or possession of consumable hemp products by individuals under the age of 21 years; to prohibit the misrepresentation of an individual's age or identification in order to purchase consumable hemp products; to require the postage of certain signs concerning the legal age to purchase consumable hemp products; to provide penalties for violations; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 11, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 225
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Policy Locator; conduct a quarterly search; require an insurer

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-25-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act," so as to require an insurer to conduct a quarterly search of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' policy locator; to provide for annual reporting to the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 191
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Motor Vehicles and Traffic; authorizing joinder of motor carriers and their insurance carriers in tort and contract causes of action; provisions; repeal

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to repeal provisions authorizing joinder of motor carriers and their insurance carriers in tort and contract causes of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 200
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Civil Practice Act"; high ranking government or corporate officer of whom a deposition is sought to seek a protective order; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-11-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions governing discovery under the "Civil Practice Act," so as to provide for a party or current or former high ranking government or corporate officer of whom a deposition is sought to seek a protective order; to require a court to prohibit such deposition subject to exceptions; to provide such exceptions; to provide for modification or vacation of orders upon such motions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 162
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Health; certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services; eliminate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to eliminate certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services; to amend Code Section 50-18-70 of the O.C.G.A., relating to legislative intent and definitions relative to open records laws, so as to revise definitions; to amend other provisions in various titles of the O.C.G.A., for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 111
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Anesthesiologist Assistant Act"; an anesthesiologist assistant to be appointed in an advisory capacity to the Georgia Composite Medical Board; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to enact the "Anesthesiologist Assistant Act"; to provide for an anesthesiologist assistant to be appointed in an advisory capacity to the Georgia Composite Medical Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors
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