Georgia State Senator

Sam Watson 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB129

Introduced

1/27/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Refer

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Report Pass

3/31/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB143

Introduced

1/28/25

Report Pass

2/13/25

Engrossed

2/27/25

Refer

2/28/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/8/25

Passed

5/8/25

Water resources; water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; revise provisions

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB244

Introduced

2/4/25

Report Pass

2/27/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Refer

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/27/25

State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB398

Introduced

2/11/25

Report Pass

2/19/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Refer

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/13/25

Enrolled

4/8/25

Chaptered

5/13/25

Passed

5/13/25

Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB495

Introduced

2/18/25

Report Pass

2/19/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

2/28/25

Refer

3/3/25

Report Pass

3/13/25

Enrolled

4/9/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

Education; Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; repeal; provide for Georgia Rural Development Council

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB90

Introduced

1/16/25

Report Pass

2/12/25

Engrossed

2/20/25

Refer

2/21/25

Report Pass

3/11/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/9/25

Passed

5/9/25

Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR32

Introduced

1/16/25

Report Pass

2/12/25

Enrolled

3/3/25

Passed

3/3/25

Refer

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/11/25

Enrolled

3/18/25

Passed

3/18/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

General Assembly; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property - CA

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB1

Introduced

1/13/25

Refer

1/14/25

Report Pass

2/3/25

Engrossed

2/6/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

4/28/25

Passed

4/28/25

'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB10

Introduced

1/15/25

Refer

1/16/25

Report Pass

2/10/25

Report Pass

2/13/25

Engrossed

2/21/25

Report Pass

3/27/25

Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB100

Introduced

2/5/25

Refer

2/6/25

Report Pass

2/18/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/18/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/13/25

Passed

5/13/25

"Andee's Law"; enact

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

Passed

5/13/25

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require

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

Report Pass

3/27/25

Dogfighting; revise provisions

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB105

Introduced

2/5/25

Refer

2/6/25

Report Pass

2/18/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/13/25

Passed

5/13/25

Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize

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

Passed

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

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB112

Introduced

2/5/25

Refer

2/6/25

Report Pass

2/12/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend

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