Richmond, Virginia (February 14, 2008) – As the General Assembly arrives at its halfway point in the legislature’s annual session, Delegate Jeff Frederick expressed satisfaction today over the success his legislative agenda. Legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Frederick successfully passed the House and is now under consideration in the Senate.

“Important legislation, bills that will improve education, access to health care, our mental health delivery system, and provide needed relief from high property taxes, have won approval in the House,” noted Frederick. “As we now move into the second half of session, we’ve sent the Senate a number of forward-thinking bills that will improve or protect the quality of life for citizens of eastern Prince William – and all Virginians for that matter – and will maintain Virginia’s reputation as a great place to live, work, and raise a family.”

Frederick’s accomplishments include: extending the DMV and taxation deadlines to military personnel on active duty; cracking down on employers that hire illegal aliens; ensuring that our public schools are safe from sexual predators; preventing illegal aliens from getting in-state tuition at our state supported colleges and universities; deporting criminal illegal aliens; creating a school construction fund to help our localities keep up with the demand for new schools; strengthening our truth in real estate taxation laws; protecting people from identity theft by allowing them to freeze access to credit reports; and legislation requiring that taxpayers get refunds when the state is running surpluses.

“Not only did much of Jeff’s legislative agenda find success in passing out of the House, but its impressive that his bills passed with widespread, bipartisan support. That is testimony to the strength of his ideas, and the accessible, open approach he has adopted to advance them” said House Speaker William J. Howell.

After the mid-point of session, referred to as “crossover”, each body has completed all consideration of the bills filed by its own members (i.e. House has to have completed all House bills; Senate has to have completed all Senate bills), and now the House considers bills that passed the Senate and vice-versa with the Senate. Frederick's legislation is now pending before the Senate.