Georgia State Senator

Ben Watson 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR150

Introduced

2/10/25

Enrolled

2/11/25

Passed

2/11/25

Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB154

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/13/25

Report Pass

2/19/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/18/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB152

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/13/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

2/28/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB162

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/13/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Report Pass

3/3/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/13/25

Report Pass

2/4/26

Enrolled

4/10/26

Chaptered

5/5/26

Passed

5/5/26

Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR182

Introduced

2/12/25

Enrolled

2/13/25

Passed

2/13/25

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Service Boards (CSBs), and First Responders; commend

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB177

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/18/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/31/25

Report Pass

2/24/26

Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR195

Introduced

2/13/25

Enrolled

2/18/25

Passed

2/18/25

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; recognize March 2025

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB185

Introduced

2/18/25

Refer

2/19/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/8/25

Passed

5/8/25

Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB195

Introduced

2/18/25

Refer

2/19/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Report Pass

1/29/26

Enrolled

4/10/26

Chaptered

5/5/26

Passed

5/5/26

Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB205

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/20/25

Insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require coverage for healthcare services

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB207

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/20/25

Report Pass

2/28/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Enrolled

4/10/26

Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR231

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/21/25

Report Pass

2/27/25

Enrolled

3/4/25

Passed

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/21/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Enrolled

4/2/25

Passed

4/2/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/14/25

Passed

5/14/25

Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB382

Introduced

2/11/25

Report Pass

3/3/25

Report Pass

3/3/26

Engrossed

3/6/26

Refer

3/9/26

Report Pass

3/25/26

Enrolled

4/10/26

Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB428

Introduced

2/12/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

2/27/25

Refer

2/28/25

Report Pass

3/21/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/1/25

Passed

5/1/25

Health; codify right to in vitro fertilization for individuals

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB473

Introduced

2/18/25

Report Pass

2/28/25

Engrossed

3/3/25

Refer

3/4/25

Report Pass

3/11/25

Enrolled

4/7/25

Chaptered

5/1/25

Passed

5/1/25

Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions

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