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Ben Watson 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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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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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
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR16

Introduced
1/15/25  
Enrolled
1/16/25  
Trauma Awareness Day; recognize January 28, 2025
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR18

Introduced
1/15/25  
Enrolled
1/16/25  
Holder, Terry; congratulate
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GA

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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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR19

Introduced
1/15/25  
Enrolled
1/16/25  
Firefighters Recognition Day; recognize February 4, 2025
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GA

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  
'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB5

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/31/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB4

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR6

Introduced
1/13/25  
Enrolled
1/13/25  
Passed
1/13/25  
Enrolled
1/13/25  
General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB523

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
5/5/26  
Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB540

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB542

Introduced
2/20/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Report Pass
2/26/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR829

Introduced
2/20/26  
Enrolled
2/24/26  
Nurses Day; recognize March 11, 2026

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB1393

Introduced
2/19/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence