● Passage of 'The Clean Cars Act of 2007'

● A budget that contains a $567 million increase in state education funding, and over $400 million in total funding for school construction and renovation

● Creation of a verifiable paper trail for elections

● Passage of legislation that has the newly sworn in Public Service Commission closely examining the power industry in the State of Maryland

● Legislation that expanded Maryland’s efforts to make alternative power sources, such as wind and solar, more practical so that we may lessen our reliance on fossil fuels like coal and oil

● The passage of Jessica’s Law which ends parole during the mandatory minimum sentence of an adult who commits a first or second degree sexual offense against an individual 13 years of age or younger

● The defeat in the Senate of legislation that would have given in-state tuition to illegal immigrants

This bill says that a health insurance plan member must be allowed to go to a non-physician Specialist (e.g. Physical Therapist, Psychologist) that is not on their plan provider list if the plan does not have a contract with a provider who treats the disease or condition that they need treatment for or if they cannot reasonably provide access to such a specialist without excess travel or wait time.

This bill provided for $250,000 in funding for the Storyville Children's Learning Center at the Rosedale Public Library. The Storyville project is a hands-on learning opportunity for young children that will encourage them to read at an early age.

This bill increases the compensation for Baltimore County Election Judges from $125 to $162.50 and Chief Election Judges from $160 to $225 to ensure that the Baltimore County Division of Elections could keep many of the judges they have and attract new judges as needed.

This legislation will protect the trademarks and other identifying marks of banks from use by other companies. Many companies will use a bank’s name or logo to convince the public that they are working with a bank and that they should refinance their house or car with another company. This practice is deceptive and can lead to disadvantageous situations for consumers.

This legislation increases from $600,000 to $800,000 the amount that the State may grant for a capital improvement project through the state’s senior center grant program.

This bill initiates a study of whether or not the state should require Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to be available at pools intended for use by the public. The genesis for this bill came out of an incident in the 8^th District where a young man nearly drowned and suffered brain damage as the result of cardiac arrest while swimming at a local swim club. This study will also take a look at other facilities where AEDs should be located.