Georgia State Senator

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

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR559

Introduced
1/12/26  
Enrolled
1/13/26  
Stone, Kenny; recognize
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR592

Introduced
1/22/26  
Enrolled
1/27/26  
Georgia PlanFirst communities; honoring
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB404

Introduced
1/15/26  
Child Custody Proceedings; joint legal and physical custody as the default child custody arrangement; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB411

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Report Pass
2/3/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR482

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR705

Introduced
2/4/26  
Enrolled
2/5/26  
Georgia Community Service Boards; commend
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR692

Introduced
2/3/26  
Enrolled
2/5/26  
Trauma Awareness Day; recognize February 24, 2026
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR681

Introduced
2/2/26  
Enrolled
2/3/26  
Spry, Special Agent Marvin O. "Dell"; commend
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR666

Introduced
2/2/26  
Enrolled
2/3/26  
Pethel, Eden; recognize
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB465

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
2/26/26  
Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB460

Introduced
2/4/26  
Department of Community Health; determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid applicants and Medicaid recipients and to manage Medicaid enrollment; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB6

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/12/25  
Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment
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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
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB17

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR49

Introduced
1/27/25  
Enrolled
1/29/25  
Simmons, Marvin Gary; condolences