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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

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Primary SR 545
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Birth Safety Awareness Day; recognize March 16, 2020

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16, 2020, as Birth Safety Awareness Day at the state capitol in recognition of Kason Choice and Robin Rohe-Oji, two children in recovery from severe birth injuries, and their families; and for other purposes.

Passed Jan 15, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 293
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
'Balance Billing Consumer Protection Act'; certain consumer protections against balance billing; provide; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to provide for certain consumer protections against balance billing; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide the Attorney General with new enforcement authority against providers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 15, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 210
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Quality Basic Education Act"; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through five; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Jan 13, 2020 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 177
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
General Assembly; requirements for consideration of local legislation revising existing districts or creating new districts; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly generally, so as to provide the requirements for consideration of local legislation revising existing districts or creating new districts by the General Assembly; to provide for preparation or review of local districting plans by the staff of the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office; to provide for requirements and procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 18
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Direct Primary Care Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 16
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 207
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Georgia Board for Physician Workforce; change name; board's membership; revise

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 for Physician Workforce, so as to change the name of such board to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; to revise the board's membership; to provide for current members of the board to serve out their terms of office; to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 73
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; fees collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases prior to adjudication of guilt; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-80 and Article 4 of Chapter 17 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to policy and procedure relative to pretrial intervention and diversion programs and revenues collected from fines and fees relative to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, respectively, so as to provide that payments to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund from fees collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases prior to adjudication of guilt shall be deducted and remitted by the clerk of court directly to the secretary-treasurer of such fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 167
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Relative Search by DFCS; foster placement for a child adjudicated as a dependent; determine such child's permanency plan; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-211 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relative search by DFCS, so as to provide that a foster placement for a child adjudicated as a dependent child may be deemed as the child's fictive kin in determining such child's permanency plan; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors
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