BERLIN -- While the 2012 General Assembly session is being considered an epic failure by many because state lawmakers were unable to reach a balanced budget before the 90-day session expired on Monday, triggering the so-called “doomsday budget,” local representatives this week said the session was productive in terms of legislation germane to the shore.
While much has been said and written this week about what wasn’t accomplished during the session that ended on Monday, local legislators were claiming victory for securing the passage of several bills of local importance. The following are some of the highlights of legislation important to the Lower Shore that made it through:
Ava’s Law PassesThe General Assembly passed legislation enhancing the penalties for driving under the influence of drugs, making them more in line with the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol. Called Ava’s Law, the legislation was introduced following a tragic accident in Ocean City in December when a local man, Andre Kacyzinski, plowed his truck into the back of a passenger vehicle on Coastal Highway while admittedly under the influence of PCP, and severely injured 18-month-old Ava DelRicco and her mother, Lisa DelRicco.
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