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Amy Colton (Soquel)
Comprehensive Breast Cancer Screening
Introduced as SB 1538
(Previously introduced in 2011 as SB 173/SB 791.)

Vera Gil (San Jose)
Protecting Drivers: Red Light Camera Accountability
Introduced as SB 1303
(Previously introduced in 2010 as SB 1362 and in 2011 as SB 29.)

Samantha James (San Jose)
Mortgage Default Disclosure to Prospective Tenants
Introduced as SB 1191

Chris Miller (Los Gatos)
Security Freeze on Consumer Reports
Introduced as SB 1384

Amy Colton (Soquel)
Breast Cancer Prevention
Introduced as SB 173, subsequently amended into SB 791

Mary Minow (Cupertino)
Library Privacy
Introduced as SB 445
Signed into law

Vera Gil (San Jose)
Protecting Drivers: Red Light Camera Accountability
Introduced as SB 29
(Previously introduced in 2010 as SB 1362.)

Wayne Benitez and Ron Lawrence
Regulate sale of DXM to minors
Introduced as SB 514
(Previously introduced in 2004 as AB 1853.)
Signed into law.

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Vera Gil (San Jose)
Protecting Drivers: Red Light Camera Accountability
Introduced as SB 1362

Lynn Silton (Palo Alto)
Voters’ Rights: Polling Place Availability
Introduced as SB 1342
Previously suggested in 2006-2007 by Dennis McBride (SB 967)
Signed into law

Chet Campanella (San Jose)
An Acknowledgement and an Apology: Civil Rights and the Wrongful Internment of Italian Americans
Introduced as SCR 95
Passed by the Legislature

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Liz Levy (Soquel)
Getting traffic moving: Commuter Trip Reduction
Introduced as SB 425

Betty Lipkin (San Carlos)
Creating safe disposal solutions: Medical Sharps Waste
Introduced as SB 486
Signed into law.

Ron Pomerantz (Santa Cruz)
Preventing radioactive hazards: Smoke Detector Collection Act
Introduced as SB 317

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Richard Treanor and Carolynn Bissett (Sunnyvale)
Strikes a balance in the trees vs. solar debate to protect homeowner rights.
Introduced as SB 1399
Signed into law

Lisa Conrad (Menlo Park)
Cracks down on deceptive sweepstakes with new rules, disclosure requirements, and a ban on selling customer information.
Introduced as SB 1400
Signed into law

Dr.  Jerome V. Blum (Los Altos Hills)
Helping California Veterans Get the Help They Need: Creates outreach programs to help California veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Introduced as SB 1401
Signed into law

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Rebecca Kassel (Aptos) and Abe Binder (Mountain View)
Environmentally Safe Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Introduced as SB 966
Signed into law

Richard Engfer (San Jose)
Helping Families to Avoid Further Debt (Universal default prohibition)
Introduced as SB 968

Dennis McBride (Redwood City)
Helping Californians to Vote in Their Neighborhoods
Introduced as SB 967

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Shirley Hochhausen (East Palo Alto)
Protects seniors from predatory lending practices in connection with reverse mortgages by requiring a written translation of loan documents, independent counseling, and prohibiting requirement of an annuity.
Introduced as SB 1609
Signed into law

Margaret Okuzumi (Palo Alto)
Would require transit agencies to use only water-saving, native Californian plants.
Introduced as SB 1608

Daniel Frederick Leon (Hayward)
Requires that motorists move over and change lanes or slow down as they approach a stationary emergency vehicle or tow truck on the road.  (Reintroduced 2004/2005 winner, SB 800.)
Introduced as SB 1610.
Signed into law.

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Josemaria Paterno (Stanford)
Allows counties to set up programs to distribute previously sold, unexpired, and unopened prescription drugs to uninsured patients.
Introduced as SB 798.
Signed into law.

Michael Breslin and Roxane Baxter (Los Altos)
Would reduce the fee charged by the Secretary of State for certifying adoption–related documents.
Introduced as SB 799.

Jill Meryl Levy (Campbell)
Would allow self-employed individuals and small businesses the option to pay their annual sales tax through quarterly estimates while doing the paperwork once a year.
Introduced as SB 801.

Ron Tomich (Redwood Estates)
Prohibits businesses from printing more than the last five digits of a debit card number on receipts, which is the same protection that credit cards receive.
Introduced as SB 802.
Signed into law.

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Police Detective Wayne Benitez (Palo Alto)
Would have required minors to get a prescription before purchasing items containing dextromethorphan (DXM), a powerful drug found in many over-the-counter cold remedies.
Introduced as AB 1853.

Mary Lou Lyn (Cupertino) & Evelyn Berk (Menlo Park)
Wipers On/Lights On - Requires drivers to turn on their headlights when they turn on their windshield wipers.
Introduced as AB 1854.
Signed into law.

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Donna Lera (San Carlos)
Provides for misdemeanor criminal penalties for parents who knowingly allow minors to consume alcohol in their home when that alcohol consumption results in a car accident.
Introduced as AB 1301.
Signed into law.

Michael Hodo (Palo Alto)
Would have allowed drivers who receive a moving violation in another state to be allowed to attend traffic school in this state so that the citation can be masked from their record.
Introduced as AB 1302.

Charles Williams (Cupertino)
Provides that drivers with disabilities will not be in violation of State law when their rear license plate is obscured by a wheelchair lift if they display a replica of the license on the rear window.
Introduced as AB 1303.
Signed into law.

David Coale, Cindy Russell and David Smernoff (Acterra, Palo Alto)
Requires the State Department of General Services to implement a demonstration project to reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides on the State Capitol grounds.
Introduced as AB 2472.
Signed into law.

Andrea Leiderman (Mountain View)
Requires businesses that have issued gift certificates to continue honoring those gift certificates even if they have filed for bankruptcy.
Introduced as AB 2473.
Signed into law.

Lauren P. Ward (Cupertino)
Requires antifreeze sold in California to include a bittering agent to prevent accidental poisoning of children, pets and wildlife.
Introduced as AB 2474.
Signed into law.