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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 217
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; certain regulatory requirements; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to revise certain regulatory requirements for bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to revise the time and amounts for the payment of operator license fees; to provide for designation of new COAM locations; to clarify penalty provisions; to provide and revise operator license agreement requirements; to provide for exceptions for customer relation marketing funds and fraternal benefit societies; to provide for copies of such agreements to be sent to the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to revise nomenclature from "master" to "operator" in regards to license and licensee references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 191
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Motor Vehicles and Traffic; insurance of motor carriers and to causes of actions involving motor carriers and insurance carriers; provisions; change

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 change certain provisions relating to insurance of motor carriers and to causes of actions involving motor carriers and insurance carriers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 17, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 196
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Sexual Offenses; offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16, Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17, Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35, Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, the Georgia Crime Information Center, penal institutions, and general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services, respectively, so as to revise the offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 17, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 190
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Torts; recovery and admissibility of special damages for medical and health care expenses; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for the recovery and admissibility of special damages for medical and health care expenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 17, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 189
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Civil Practice; separate trials for issues of liability and damage under certain circumstances; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, so as to provide for separate trials for issues of liability and damages under certain circumstances; to provide considerations for making determinations as to whether to provide for separate trials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 17, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 155
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Safety Belts; failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to provide for the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; to prohibit the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as a basis for cancellation of insurance coverage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 16, 2021 0 co-sponsors
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