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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
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Sponsored
1,310
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
1,310 bills and resolutions

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Primary SB 403
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to enact the "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 562
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by Russia to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative Services, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by Russia to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for certifications; to provide penalties for false certifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 340
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Hospital Authorities and Designated Teaching Hospitals; definitions; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-95 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funding of medical education provided by hospital authorities and designated teaching hospitals, so as to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 496
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Death Investigations; medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death investigations, so as to require a medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 338
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Medicaid; postpartum coverage under Medicaid from six months to one year following birth; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to increase postpartum coverage under Medicaid from six months to one year following birth; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 438
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retention of contractual payments and creation of escrow accounts on contracts for installation, improvement, maintenance, or repair of water or sewer facilities, so as to change certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 461
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Bails, Bonds; human trafficking as a bailable offense; add the offense

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-6-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when offenses bailable, procedure, schedule of bails, and appeal bonds, so as to add the offense of human trafficking as a bailable offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 539
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to provide that the use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 396
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), so as to rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB); to require food procured pursuant to such program be Georgia grown; to require annual reporting related to such program to identify Georgia grown farmers who supplied food; to authorize persons who provide services to such program or the Department of Agriculture to receive food from the program if qualified as a recipient; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 610
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; to provide for input from the public, service providers, and other stakeholders; to provide for proposed rate models and estimated fiscal impact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
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