GA
Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson

R

Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB101

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
5/13/25  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB102

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Dogfighting; revise provisions
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB109

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/9/25  
Life Insurance; a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB113

Introduced
2/5/25  
Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; establish a professional health program; authorize
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB12

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Engrossed
2/21/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB123

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Engrossed
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/21/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
4/28/25  
Compulsory Attendance; provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; update and revise
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB129

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
"Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB13

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB130

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Engrossed
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/13/25  
Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB131

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment