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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

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1,310
Primary
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Primary SB 148
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Nonprofit Corporations; comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter; to provide for construction of said chapter; to provide definitions that clarify, shorten, and simplify the chapter and allow corporations flexibility in their articles and bylaws;to amend Code Section 8-2-42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bribery of property or association managers regarding claims for damages arising out of construction defects prohibited and procedure for bringing action to remedy construction defects, to amend Code Section 14-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of Chapter 3 of Title 14, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 46
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease; physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of sexually transmitted disease, so as to require physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 42
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Human Trafficking Hotline Information; model notice requirements; increase the fine for failure to comply

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in businesses and on internet, so as to increase the fine for failure to comply with model notice requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 246
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 91
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Workers' Compensation; the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; extend

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to extend the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 68
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations; offense of dogfighting as racketeering activity; include

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-14-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations, so as to include the offense of dogfighting as racketeering activity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 140
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Hospitals; the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities; prohibit certain surgical procedures

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to prohibit certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors from being performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities; to provide for exceptions; to provide for violations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to prohibit certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors; to provide for exceptions; to provide for violations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 3
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to organization of executive branch generally, so as to require state departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, public corporations, and authorities to assess educational, experiential, and training requirements for positions of employment; to identify positions of employment for which such requirements can be reduced; to require efforts to reduce the number of positions for which a four-year college degree is required; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 204
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education Accountability; recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education accountability, so as to provide for the recognition of certain accrediting agencies as evaluators of the quality of education offered in public schools in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 223
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors
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