Georgia Sen. Ben Watson (R)

GA - Appropriations (Senate)

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Member

GA - Health and Human Services (Senate)

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Chairman

GA - Insurance and Labor (Senate)

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Ex-officio

GA - Judiciary (Senate)

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Member

GA - Transportation (Senate)

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Member

GA - Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security (Senate)

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Ex-officio

GA - SR396 Cervical Health Awareness Month; recognize January 2022

GA - SR145 West, Eleanor "Sandy" Torrey; condolences

GA - SR480 National Cancer Prevention Month; recognizing February

GA - SR56 Health Information Technology Day; recognize January 28, 2021

GA - SB403 "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact

GA - SR268 Colonial Group Inc.; congratulate

GA - SB398 Dealerships; prohibition on the ownership, operation, and control of motor vehicle dealerships by certain manufacturers, franchisors, and any parent, affiliate, or wholly or partially owned subsidiary thereof; amend

GA - SB13 Qualified Electors of the State Of Georgia; observe standard time or daylight saving time year round; nonbinding advisory referendum election; provide (PF)

GA - SR395 Self-Care Awareness Month; recognize February 2022

GA - SB100 State Government; this state shall observe standard time year round; provide

GA - SB235 Offenses Against Public Order; offense of wearing a mask, hood, or device which conceals the identity of the wearer; revise

GA - SR777 Biomarker Testing; necessary part of precision medicine; recognize

GA - SB12 State Government; observe the standard time of the US; provide; daylight saving advancement of time provisions of the United States Code; exempt this state (PF)

GA - SR156 Bryan County Sheriff Clyde R. Smith; recognize

GA - SR605 Georgia's Truckers; recognize

GA - SB196 Sexual Offenses; offenses of improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first and second degrees; revise

GA - SR470 Bennet Jr., John H.; recognize

GA - SB118 Permits for Vehicles; issuance of an annual forest product permit for certain vehicles and loads exceeding weight and dimension maximums; provide

GA - SR784 Eason, Sergeant Kerry Lee; condolences

GA - SR241 President Jimmy Carter; recognize

GA - SR549 Tippins, Senator Lindsey; recognize

GA - SR506 Smith Jr., Bobby C.; condolences

GA - SR446 Lamar County Lightings; congratulate

GA - SB558 Department of Transportation; meetings for the election of board members; amend notice provisions

GA - SB484 Workers' Compensation; coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; provide

GA - SR517 Sex Trafficking Awareness Day; recognizing February 16, 2022

GA - SR412 Dr. Samuel D. Thomas I Memorial Intersection; Carroll County; dedicate

GA - SB98 Georgia Freight Railroad Program; eligible expenditures; procedures, conditions, and limitations for public and private financing of projects; provide

GA - HB268 The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Act; enact

GA - SR154 Joint Study Committee for Strengthening Georgia's Future Workforce; create

GA - SB377 State Government; take measures to prevent the use of curricula or training programs which act upon, promote, or encourage certain concepts, with exceptions; require state agencies

GA - HB1355 Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act; revise

GA - SR495 Glasgow, Jennie; recognize

GA - SR498 Cathy, Mr. Dan T.; President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-fil-A; recognize

GA - SR754 2022 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SB456 Health; requirements relating to the use of abortion-inducing drugs; provide

GA - SR757 Tritt, Travis; recognize

GA - SR658 People of Ukraine; crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; support

GA - SR856 Thompson, Senator Bruce; recognize

GA - SR415 University of Georgia 4-H Program, Ms. Jhaycee Barnes, Mr. Arch D. Smith, and the 2020-2021 4-H Leadership Teams; recognize

GA - SR183 Captain Thornell "T.K." King, Cornell L. Harvey, Johnny Robinson, and Clainetta T. Jefferson; recognize

GA - SR859 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SB222 State Symbols; pecan as the official state nut; designate

GA - SB342 Insurance; annual reporting regarding mental health parity in healthcare plans; provide

GA - SR677 Brain Awareness Week; recognizing the week of March 14-20, 2022

GA - HB317 Excise tax; revise definition of innkeeper to include marketplace facilitators; provisions

GA - SR418 Georgia State University Men's Soccer Team; commend

GA - HB1086 Health; influenza vaccinations for discharged patients; lower age to 50

GA - SB586 Road Projects; the use of the design-build contracting method by counties; authorize

GA - SB189 Civil Practice; separate trials for issues of liability and damage under certain circumstances; provide

GA - SR414 4-H Day; recognize February 9, 2022

GA - SB145 Distilled Spirits; initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; modify the petition requirements

GA - SR875 Jordan, Senator Jen; recognize

GA - SR874 Jackson III, Dr. Lester G.; recognize

GA - HB44 State government; Georgia shall observe daylight savings time year round; provide

GA - SR363 United States Citizens; right to register and vote; provide -CA

GA - SR824 Senator Jeff Mullis Intersection; Walker County; dedicate

GA - SB32 Public Disclosure; certain personal records of state and federal employees; exempt

GA - SR750 2022 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SR80 Harris, Pastor Douglas Eugene "Doug"; condolences

GA - SR529 Chance Jr., Louie I.; condolences

GA - HB1425 Medical cannabis; Governor to issue initial Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses for a limited time period; authorize

GA - SR860 Jones, Senator Burt; recognize

GA - SB65 Public Utilities and Public Transportation; funding of the deployment of certain communications services throughout this state; provide

GA - SR436 Thompson, Jessie Will; recognize

GA - SR770 Senate Study Committee on People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Waiver Plan Access; create

GA - SR134 Public Officers; suspension of compensation; felony; provide -CA

GA - SR681 Mullis, Senator Jeff; commend

GA - SR858 Jackson III, Dr. Lester G.; recognize

GA - SR421 Together Georgia; recognize

GA - SB203 Motor Vehicles; use of mounts on windshields for support of wireless telecommunications devices and stand-alone electronic devices; allow

GA - SB487 Insurance; diagnostic breast examinations shall not be treated less favorably than screening mammography for breast cancer with respect to cost-sharing requirements; provide

GA - SR469 Carver, Brad; recognize

GA - SB155 Safety Belts; failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; provide

GA - HB203 Special license plates; Tybee Island Historical Society; establish

GA - SB11 "Senator Jack Hill Veterans Act"; enact (PF)

GA - SB538 Elections and Primaries; fraud countermeasure on physical absentee ballots; require

GA - SB596 Emergency Management; the creation of the Georgia Cyberforce; provide

GA - SB499 DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; analysis and collection of DNA of individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses; provide

GA - HB316 Pharmacies; increase pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratio for providing direct supervision at any time

GA - SR99 Lunar New Year Celebration; recognize

GA - SB518 "Prescription Drug Rebate Financial Protection Act"; enact

GA - SR484 Burton, BreAnna; recognize

GA - SB383 Department of Public Safety; instructional course or presentation educating drivers and the public on the best practices to implement when interacting with law enforcement officers; provide

GA - SB246 "The Learning Pod Protection Act"; exemptions applicable to learning pods, student attendance, administrative and judicial proceedings; provide

GA - SB1 Georgia All-Payer Claims Database; entities that receive certain tax credits; self-funded, employer sponsored health insurance plans are submitting entities; provide

GA - SB256 County Boards of Health; comprehensive reorganization; provide

GA - SR490 Jones, Chandler; recognize

GA - SB496 Death Investigations; medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; require

GA - SB341 Healthcare Services; guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy; provide

GA - SB88 Education; Georgia Teacher of the Year shall be invited to serve as as advisor ex officio to the State Board of Education; provide

GA - SR454 Family and Consumer Sciences; recognize

GA - HB141 Criminal procedure; requirements for awards made from Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to medical service providers; provide

GA - SB165 Motor Vehicles; autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; exempt

GA - SR491 Ballard, Bethany; recognize

GA - SB396 Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)

GA - SB408 Drivers' Licenses; a waiver of required fees for reinstatement and restoration of a driver's license for suspensions based upon a failure to appear for nonmoving traffic violations; provide

GA - SR27 Dr. Charles F. Stanley Highway; DeKalb County; dedicate

GA - SB340 Hospital Authorities and Designated Teaching Hospitals; definitions; revise

GA - SB539 Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide

GA - SR536 State Restaurant Day; recognizing February 23, 2022

GA - SR586 Brown, Erin; honoring

GA - SR489 Terry, Josh; recognize

GA - SB255 "OneGeorgia Authority Act"; grant program to support border region retail and tourism projects; provide

GA - SR456 Guy, Rachel; recognize

GA - SR857 Harper, Senator Tyler; recognize

GA - SR873 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SR457 Guy, Suzanne; recognize

GA - SR370 Easterseals Georgia and Champions for Children Program; recognize

GA - SR650 Senate Study Committee to Review Education Funding Mechanisms; create

GA - SB566 Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; a medical or traumatic condition includes a mental health condition or substance use disorder; emergency medical services include post-stabilization services; clarify

GA - SR482 Herndon, BJ; recognize

GA - SB47 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; revise prior school year requirement

GA - SR148 Ayers, Alex Martin; condolences

GA - SB534 State Government; certain procedural requirements and considerations for the adoption of rules by state agencies that are applicable to charitable organizations; provide

GA - SB34 Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide

GA - SB338 Medicaid; postpartum coverage under Medicaid from six months to one year following birth; increase

GA - SB438 Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change

GA - SB326 State Flag, Seal, Symbols; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the capitol building or grounds; provide (PF)

GA - HB1186 Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions

GA - HB1219 Georgia Board of Dentistry; revise composition

GA - HB918 Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council; provide establishment

GA - SB461 Bails, Bonds; human trafficking as a bailable offense; add the offense

GA - SR319 Electoral College; recognize

GA - SB474 Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption; ad valorem taxes for aircraft used for the aerial application of fertilizers or other agricultural products; provide

GA - SB562 Department of Administrative Services; companies owned or operated by Russia to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit

GA - SB610 Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require

GA - SR182 Lupus Advocacy Day; recognize March 11, 2021

GA - SB4 Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide

GA - SB397 General Educational Development (GED) Diplomas; update and replace terminology; state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diplomas; provide

GA - SB52 Selling and Other Trade Practices; legislative findings; standards for cybersecurity programs to protect businesses from liability; provide

GA - SB82 Emergency Medical Services; prudent layperson standard is not affected by the final diagnosis given; clarify

GA - SR23 Hemophilia of Georgia; recognize

GA - SR273 Heard, Tommie; recognize

GA - SR231 2021 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend

GA - SR110 State Restaurant Day; recognize February 17, 2021

GA - SB114 Professions and Businesses; grounds for refusing to grant or revoking a license; revise

GA - SR473 Corbin, Gretchen; recognize

GA - SB218 Vacation of Office; suspension of compensation for certain public officers who are suspended because of indictment for a felony; provide

GA - SR481 McCarthy, Marci; recognize

GA - SB234 "Georgia Uniform Mediation Act"; enact

GA - SR100 State-Wide Grand Juries; jurisdiction, powers, and duties; provide -CA

GA - SB27 Professional Licenses; extend the time a member of the military has to qualify for the issuance of a license; electrical contractor, plumber;

GA - SR527 Carter, Dr. John H.; recognize

GA - SR186 Georgia Academy of Audiology; recognize

GA - SR530 Spooner, Katrina; recognize

GA - SR535 Lunsford, Mack Newman "Bud"; condolences

GA - HR26 Gardiner, Kenneth Eric; compensate

GA - SB439 Dispossessory Proceedings; the owner of a property or tenement at issue in a dispossessory proceeding shall be allowed to appear during a trial of the issues individually; provide

GA - SB148 2021 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians and the Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure; create

GA - SR81 Family and Consumer Sciences; recognize

GA - SR321 Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol Post 30 Troopers; recognize

GA - SR829 57th Annual Community Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize May 1, 2022

GA - SR162 Warlick, Benjamin; recognize

GA - SR79 Stephens, Pastor Mike; condolences

GA - SR26 General Obligation Debt; make loans or grants; counties, municipalities, consolidated governments, and local authorities; airports; authorize the state -CA

GA - SR604 Electric Vehicle Day; recognizing March 3, 2022

GA - SB87 "Senator Jack Hill Veterans' Act"; enact

GA - SR408 Berry III, Frank W.; commend

GA - SR567 Smyre, Representative Calvin; United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic; recognize

GA - SR862 Duncan, Geoffrey L.; recognize

GA - SR66 Centennial Celebration in Twin City, Georgia; recognize

GA - SR73 Cobb, Kim; recognize

GA - HR204 Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Juvenile Justice Center; City of Savannah; dedicate

GA - SR769 Jones, Senator Emanuel D.; recognize

GA - SR721 Jackson III, Dr. Lester G; recognize

GA - SR187 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association; recognize

GA - SR483 Sant, Donna; recognize

GA - SR720 Jordan, Jen; recognize

GA - SR719 Au, Senator Michelle; recognize

GA - SB191 Motor Vehicles and Traffic; insurance of motor carriers and to causes of actions involving motor carriers and insurance carriers; provisions; change

GA - SR272 Comer, Carol L.; recognize

GA - SR494 Marshall, Deborah Bailey; condolences

GA - SR445 Robinson, Miller Peterson "Pete"; condolences

GA - SR127 Department of Public Health Workers; recognize

GA - SR455 Cervical Health Awareness Month; recognizing January 2022

GA - SB190 Torts; recovery and admissibility of special damages for medical and health care expenses; provide

GA - SR78 Cline, Pastor Bill; recognize

GA - SR733 Almand, Dr. Marshall David; recgonize

GA - SR447 McIntosh Chiefs; congratulate

GA - SR826 High-Risk Athletic Activities; training program covering important safety information for prevention and treatment of injuries to our young athletes; encourage

GA - SR72 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Swainsboro, Georgia; recognize

GA - SR861 Jordan, Senator Jen; recognize

GA - SR8 Jim Galloway; recognize

GA - SB67 Elections and Primaries; submission of identification in connection with absentee ballot applications; provide

GA - SB62 Elections and Primaries; name and designation of the precinct appears on every ballot; provide

GA - SB80 "Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act"; enact

GA - HB93 Health; eliminate duplicative state licensure and regulation of clinical laboratories; provisions

GA - SB204 Education; State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to award high school diplomas; provide

GA - SR92 Aaron, Hank; condolences

GA - SR102 Georgia Commission on E-Commerce and Freight Infrastructure Funding; create

GA - SB217 Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machines; certain regulatory requirements; revise

GA - SB5 Professions and Businesses; patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; provide

GA - SB156 Labor and Industrial Relations; appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; provide

GA - HR24 Lucci, Dominic Brian; compensate

GA - SB105 State-Wide Probation System; conditions and procedures under which probation may be terminated early; revise

GA - HR25 Jones, Mark Jason; compensate

GA - SR84 Airport Infrastructure and Improvements; create Joint Study Committee

GA - HR248 Savannah Logistics Technology Innovation Corridor; designate

GA - SB46 Health; certain medical personnel to administer vaccines during public health emergencies under certain conditions; authorize

GA - HB168 Penal institutions; certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney; provide

GA - SR25 Chase Elliott Day; recognize February 9, 2021

GA - SB241 Elections and Voting; revise comprehensively

GA - SB33 Torts; cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; provide

GA - SB142 Lottery for Education; lottery game of sports wagering in this state; provide