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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 182
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Seafood; mariculture development; legislative findings; definitions; unlawful acts; permitting; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to seafood, so as to provide for mariculture development; to amend Code Section 12-5-295 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of activities in coastal marshlands, so as to revise and add an exemption certain; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 277
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Rozmajzl, Katerina; commend

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Katerina Rozmajzl, Miss Georgia 2019; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 284
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Greene, Todd; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing Todd Greene for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport of baseball; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 4, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 218
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to abortion; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act;" to amend Chapter 9B of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician's obligation in performance of abortions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parent and child relationship generally; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for standing to intervene and defend constitutional challenges to this Act; to provide a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 28, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 203
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Civil Actions; limitations; retroactive application of certain limitations of actions; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to prohibit retroactive application of certain limitations of actions; to amend Code Section 9-10-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to written jury charges, exceptions, and filing of written jury charges; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Civil Practice Act; to amend Code Section 5-6-43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to preparation and transmittal of record of appeal by court clerk; to amend Code Section 24-9-921 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification of medical bills and expert witnesses unnecessary, so as to revise the standard of reasonableness regarding medical bills; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 27, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 155
In committee · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Torts; damages; an action to recover damages from death or injury only actual amounts paid for health care services/treatment be recoverable; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding damages, so as to provide that in an action to recover damages from death or injury only actual amounts paid for health care services or treatment shall be recoverable; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

In committee Feb 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 226
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Sheppard, Jim; commend

A RESOLUTION commending Jim Sheppard and congratulating him upon being named 2018 Coroner of the Year; and for other purposes.

Passed Feb 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors
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