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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
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Primary SB 397
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; number that may be prohibited in local ordinance; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to change the number of bona fide coin operated amusement machines that may be prohibited in local ordinance; to increase the percentage of net receipts of bona fide coin operated amusement machine proceeds to be paid to the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Mar 5, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 374
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Final Remedies and Special Proceedings; new requirements under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act" for settlement offers and arrangements; revise and provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to revise and provide for new requirements under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act" for settlement offers and arrangements for all tort claims for personal injury, bodily injury, and death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 351
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Secretary of State; nonbinding, advisory referendum election; continue the advancement of time from standard time to daylight saving time; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of a nonbinding, advisory referendum election to determine whether the qualified electors of the State of Georgia desire to continue the advancement of time from standard time to daylight saving time or to observe standard time or daylight saving time year round; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 302
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Tax Credit Return on Investment Act of 2020"; independent economic analyses; provide; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fiscal bills generally, so as to provide for independent economic analyses to be procured by the Office of Planning and Budget for certain tax benefits upon request by the chairpersons of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee; to provide a short title; to provide for limits; to provide for summaries to be attached to related fiscal notes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 888
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee; members; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the members of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, General Chairman Lawrence E. Edgerly, and Grand Marshal of the 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade Michael Roush Sr., on the upcoming occasion of the 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 867
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Massey, Abit; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Abit Massey; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 3, 2020 0 co-sponsors
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