Ben Watson
Georgia
Record ID: GA-Senate-1-WATSON-B
- 325-A CLOB Atlanta GA 30334
- (404) 656-7880
- ben.watson@senate.ga.gov
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 395 | Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 500 | Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 260 | Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; create | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 540 | Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 1040 | Small Business Week; recognize May 4-10, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 1070 | Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend | introduced | 1033 |
| SB 411 | Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 444 | Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 195 | Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 33 | "Georgia Hemp Farming Act""; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 552 | "True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act""; enact" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 427 | Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 428 | Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 1003 | East Laurens Lady Falcons Basketball Team; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 1004 | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 440 | Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 462 | "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act""; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 968 | Whitaker, Dr. Gyimah; recognize | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 975 | March of Dimes; commend; March of Dimes March for Change; recognize March 10, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 27 | Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 962 | Golf Day; recognize March 19, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 91 | State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 367 | Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 921 | Kevin "Catfish"" Jackson Memorial Intersection; Chatham County; dedicate" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 471 | Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 497 | School Students; written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; require | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 568 | Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require | failed | 1033 |
| SR 889 | Civil Air Patrol; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 567 | State Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day; express support for the designation | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 868 | Richard Keith "Rick"" Worley Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 162 | Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 837 | Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Committee; urge to induct Dale Murphy into the National Baseball Hall of Fame; Dale Murphy Day; recognize February 26, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 840 | Resurgens Roswell Surgery Center; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 844 | FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026 | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 851 | Georgia Senate; creation of a life sciences caucus; encourage | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 829 | Nurses Day; recognize March 11, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 835 | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 818 | Rabon, Commissioner Walter; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 782 | Hemophilia of Georgia; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 786 | Kittila, Audrey; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 767 | Shearouse, Celeste Coleman; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 484 | Certificated Professional Personnel; pathway to certification by the Professional Standards Commission for experienced teachers; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 746 | Self-Direction Day; recognize March 18, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 750 | Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day; recognize March 10, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 741 | New Americans Day; recognize February 12, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 714 | Cole, Jesse and Emily; honor | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 460 | Department of Community Health; determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid applicants and Medicaid recipients and to manage Medicaid enrollment; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 461 | Department of Human Services; the single state agency responsible for the administration of the state Medicaid program; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 701 | National Guard Day; recognize February 11, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 705 | Georgia Community Service Boards; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 681 | Spry, Special Agent Marvin O. "Dell""; commend" | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 685 | Georgia Aerospace and Defense Day; recognize February 3, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 652 | Physician's Day; recognize February 4, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 653 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Day; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 634 | Lung Cancer; recognize burden in the United States and State of Georgia; support prevention, early detection, and timely intervention to improve patient outcomes | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 609 | Physician Anesthesiologists Week; recognize January 25-31 | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 611 | Georgia Association of Community Care Providers; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 621 | Wakefield, Ronald 'Ron' F.; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 592 | Georgia PlanFirst communities; honoring | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 404 | Child Custody Proceedings; joint legal and physical custody as the default child custody arrangement; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 568 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's facility dogs and their Canines For Kids Program; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 559 | Stone, Kenny; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 242 | Capitol Art Standards Commission; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; provide | failed | 1033 |
| SB 130 | Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 132 | Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 5 | Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 276 | Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 58 | "Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act""; enact" | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 96 | Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 98 | Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 78 | "City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act""; enact" | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 340 | City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 102 | Dogfighting; revise provisions | failed | 1033 |
| SB 373 | Notaries Public; notarial acts to be performed using electronic means when certain requirements are satisfied; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 30 | Hospitals and Related Institutions; hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit prescribing or administering | failed | 1033 |
| SB 39 | Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage | failed | 1033 |
| SR 531 | Freedom; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 131 | Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 311 | Senate Study Committee on Recovery Residences; create | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 424 | Senate Study Committee on Franchise Fees; create | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 478 | Georgia Pharmacy Association; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 484 | Savannah State University Men's Basketball Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 486 | Colt's Manufacturing Company; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 245 | Collins, Doug; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 372 | Stomach Cancer; increased awareness; express support | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 4 | Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 330 | Wessinger, Dr. William Nettles; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 321 | Workers' Compensation; chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 247 | Loeffler, Kelly; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 264 | Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day; recognize February 28, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 265 | Insurance; health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices; require | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 269 | Mental Illness; certain procedures and notifications for involuntary outpatient commitments; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 256 | State Restaurant Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 230 | Trauma Awareness Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 205 | Insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require coverage for healthcare services | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 195 | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; recognize March 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 182 | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Service Boards (CSBs), and First Responders; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 113 | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; establish a professional health program; authorize | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 124 | Physician Anesthesiologists Week; recognize January 26 to February 1, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 127 | Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 95 | Certificate of Need Program; an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 71 | Income Taxes; taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness; exempt | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 77 | Great Dane; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 78 | Trocheck, Kathy Hogan; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 68 | APRN Day; recognize January 30, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 60 | Pharmacy Benefits Managers; managers have a duty of care to insureds, health plans, and providers; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 39 | Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 40 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 42 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 44 | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 46 | Bryan Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 47 | Physician's Day; recognize February 5, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 51 | Georgia Association of Broadcasters; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 27 | Intuitive; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 16 | Trauma Awareness Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 19 | Firefighters Recognition Day; recognize February 4, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 12 | Thompson, Bruce A.; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 3 | Prosecuting Attorneys; convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys; provide additional qualifications | in_committee | 1033 |