Sen. Sam Watson
Republican - GA - 11st district
Limited Government Rating
2024: 85.11%
Lifetime: 71.03%
100.00%
61.90%
100.00%
66.67%
90.00%
66.67%
72.73%
38.89%
83.33%
50.00%
Title
Lawmaker Position
HB 1010
Senate 2024
1xForcing Taxpayers to Provide an Additional 3 Weeks of Paid Leave Benefits to Certain Public Employees.
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HB 1015
Senate 2024
3xExpanding Economic Growth by Accelerating the Reduction of the Income Tax Rate.
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HB 1023
Senate 2024
3xExpanding Economic Growth by Lowering the Corporate Tax Rate to Equal the Individual Tax Rate.
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HB 1053
Senate 2024
2xCombatting Increased Government Control and Surveillance by Prohibiting Agencies from Accepting Federal "Central Bank Digital Currency" as Payment.
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HB 1105
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening National Security by Withholding State and Federal Funds from Localities that Refuse to Comply with Federal Immigration Detainers.
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HB 1122
Senate 2024
1xImproving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Ensuring Funding for Charter School Principals and Administrators.
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HB 1149
Senate 2024
1xStrengthening Government Transparency and Accountability by Requiring County Audit Reports to Include More Information on County Officer Income.
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HB 1172
Senate 2024
1xStrengthening Property Rights While Ensuring Public Access to Waterways by Clarifying Protections Related to Privately Owned Land Adjacent to Streams.
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HB 1192
Senate 2024
1xTemporarily Reducing Cronyism Through a Two-Year Suspension of the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption.
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HB 1207
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Expanding Poll Watcher Access and Requiring Election Workers to be U.S. Citizens.
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HB 1231
Senate 2024
1xThreatening the Solvency of the Hope Scholarship Program by Providing Even Greater Taxpayer Subsidies to Adults Who Choose to Attend a College and University.
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HB 1335
Senate 2024
1xHiking Nursing Home Costs by Expanding Government Mandates on Assisted Living Community and Personal Care Home Minimum Staffing Levels.
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HB 206
Senate 2024
2xCompeting With the Private Lending Industry and Placing Taxpayer Funds at Risk Through the Establishment of a Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Cooperation (C-PACE) Program.
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HB 481
Senate 2024
2xProtecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Considerations in State Investments.
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HB 557
Senate 2024
1xExpanding Access to Healthcare by Allowing APRNs and PAs to Prescribe Certain Medications in Emergency Situations.
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HB 581
Senate 2024
2xProtecting Homeowners from Spiking Property Taxes by Limiting Annual Property Assessment Increases.
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HB 808
Senate 2024
2xProviding Property Tax Relief by Increasing the Personal Property Tax Exemption.
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HB 974
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Digital Images of Ballots and Higher Certainty in Post-Election Audits.
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SB 180
Senate 2024
1xProtecting Religious Liberties by Strengthening Protection Through the "Compelling Interest Test".
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SB 189
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Election Integrity by Strengthening Provisions Relating to Absentee Ballots.
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SB 198
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Prescription Reimbursement Controls on State Insurance Plan Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
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SB 233
Senate 2024
3xImproving Educational Outcomes by Expanding School Choice Through an Education Savings Account Program.
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SB 293
Senate 2024
1xEnsuring the Most Qualified and Talented Local Public Health Directors by Reducing Unnecessary Qualification Requirements.
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SB 354
Senate 2024
1xSlightly Reducing the State's Overreaching Cosmetology Licensing Mandates.
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SB 362
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening "Right to Work" Protections by Requiring Secret Ballots as a Condition for Companies to Receive Economic Development Incentives.
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SB 386
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties by Legalizing Online Sports Betting.
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SB 414
Senate 2024
1xProtecting First Amendment Rights by Prohibiting Agencies from Requiring Nonprofits to Disclose Donors.
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SB 422
Senate 2024
1xPromoting Lower Energy Costs by Allowing Member-Owned Utility Companies to Increase Investment in Gas Affiliates.
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SB 430
Senate 2024
1xProtecting Businesses and Healthcare Facilities from Frivolous Litigation Related to COVID-19 Exposure by Eliminating Signage Requirements.
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SB 502
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening National Security by Restricting State Agencies from Contracting with Companies Controlled by China and Other U.S. Foreign Adversaries.
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SB 63
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Public Safety by Combatting "Catch-and-Release" Practices Under Pre-Trial Bail Laws.
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