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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 228
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Department of Natural Resources; position of director of outdoor recreation; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to establish the position of director of outdoor recreation in the Department of Natural Resources; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and duties; to require other public bodies to cooperate with the director of outdoor recreation; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 209
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Funeral Directors and Establishments; licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide that licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 206
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Social Security Coverage for Employees of the State; coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social security coverage for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, so as to require certain social security coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; to prohibit the approval of certain plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 192
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Torts; employers and insurance providers of commercial motor vehicle operators based upon history of driving incidents; limit liability

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to limit liability relating to employers and insurance providers of commercial motor vehicle operators based upon history of driving incidents; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 173
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Emergency Medical Services; hospital authorities may transfer its ambulance service license to its local governing body; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide that hospital authorities may transfer its ambulance service license to its local governing body directly if the governing body is eligible for such a license; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 15, 2023 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 165
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; to repeal certain exceptions which allow for excess weight for vehicles and loads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 15, 2023 0 co-sponsors
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