SR 851 — Georgia Senate; creation of a life sciences caucus; encourage
Congress · introduced 2026-02-25
Latest action: 02/25/2026 — Senate Read and Referred
Sponsors
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, GA-52) — sponsor · 2026-02-25
- Ben Watson (R, GA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-25
- Drew Echols (R, GA-49) — cosponsor · 2026-02-25
- Shawn Still (R, GA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-02-25
- Carden Summers (R, GA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-25
- Kenya Wicks (D, GA-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-25
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | Drew Echols | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-25 | Chuck Hufstetler | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-25 | Shawn Still | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-25 | Carden Summers | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-25 | Ben Watson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-25 | Kenya Wicks | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Hufstetler (R, state_upper GA-52) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Watson (R, state_upper GA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carden Summers (R, state_upper GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Drew Echols (R, state_upper GA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kenya Wicks (D, state_upper GA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Shawn Still (R, state_upper GA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-02-25 · cosponsored by Ben Watson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-25 · cosponsored by Shawn Still (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-25 · cosponsored by Drew Echols (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-25 · sponsored by Chuck Hufstetler (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-25 · cosponsored by Kenya Wicks (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-25 · cosponsored by Carden Summers (cosponsor) · sponsorship