Legislation
Senator Bill Ferguson
- District
- 46
- County
- Baltimore City
- Committee Assignment(s)
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- Annapolis Info
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202 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3600 | 301-858-3600
Toll-free in MD
Fax 410-841-3161
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202 James Senate Office Building
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202 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3600 | 301-858-3600
Fax 410-841-3161 | 301-858-3161
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202 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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bill.ferguson@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) | Title | Sponsorship Type | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0118 /CH0750 (HB0151) | Baltimore City - Board of License Commissioners - New Licenses, Waivers, and License Transfers | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 |
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| SB0189 (HB0464) | Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Low-Income Employees | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0326 | Education – Public School Opportunities Enhancement Program – Administration Resources | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0480 /CH0751 | Baltimore City - South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District Management Authority - Distribution of Local Impact Grants | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 |
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| SB0481 (HB0954) | Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Reserve Fund - Mandated Appropriation | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0612 (HB0693/CH0387) | State Education Aid - Tax Increment Financing Development Districts - Repeal of Sunset Provision | Primary | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0687 /CH0016 (HB0422) | State Vacancy Reform Act | Primary | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 16 |
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| SB0859 /CH0752 (HB0775) | State Employees – Parental Leave | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752 |
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| SB0860 (HB1031) | Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Transfer | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| SB0861 (HB1023/CH0783) | Juvenile Law - Witnesses - Body Attachment | Primary | In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| SB0912 /CH0559 (HB1685/CH0558) | Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Coordination Services Grant Program Fund (Thrive by Three Fund) | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
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| SB0913 (HB0915) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Regional Employment and Education Center | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0914 | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jewish Volunteer Connection Makerspace | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0915 (HB1041) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Liberty Ship S.S. John W. Brown | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0916 (HB1004) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Westport Community Land Trust | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0917 (HB1033) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Pratt Street and Howard Street Plaza | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0918 | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Federal Hill Streetscape Improvements | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0919 (HB1028) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Port Discovery Children's Museum | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0920 (HB1046) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore Museum of Industry | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0924 /CH0234 (HB1217/CH0235) | Local Government – Splash Pads – Regulations | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 234 |
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| SB0966 | RISE Zones - Expansion and Income Tax Credit | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0967 /CH0843 (HB1454/CH0842) | Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Commercial Rehabilitations - Affordable Housing | Primary | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 843 |
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| SB1099 /CH0753 (HB0561) | Baltimore City Police Department – Commission to Restore Trust in Policing and Audit Review | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 753 |
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| SB1134 (HB1524) | Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council | Primary | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB1180 (HB0840) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - American Visionary Art Museum | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1181 (HB0843) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Patterson Park | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1182 (HB0872) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Creative Alliance | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1183 (HB1495) | Public School Construction Assessment and Maintenance Reform Act | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:45 p.m. |
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| SB1184 (HB0836) | Creation of a State Debt – Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0020 (HB0616) | Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit - Small or Independent Film Entities | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0138 (HB0003/CH0627) | Environment - U.S. Climate Alliance - Membership | Co-Sponsor | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0163 /CH0441 (HB0490) | Public Health – Community Health Workers – Advisory Committee and Certification | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 |
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| SB0184 /CH0575 (HB0365/CH0574) | Income Tax - Personal Exemptions - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
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| SB0188 (HB0170) | Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2017 - Public School Construction Program - Baltimore City Heating and Ventilation Projects | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0202 /CH0677 (HB0710/CH0676) | Consumer Protection - Credit Report Security Freezes - Notice and Fees | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 677 |
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| SB0231 (HB0274) | Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0248 (HB0323) | Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0250 (HB0580) | Landlord and Tenant - Prohibited Lease Provisions - Late Fees for Tenants Receiving Government Benefits | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0252 (HB0450) | Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0256 (HB0662) | Presidential Candidate Tax Transparency Act | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0261 (HB0976) | Community Colleges – Vocational Certificates, Apprenticeship Training Programs, and Associate Degrees – Tuition Assistance | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 12:45 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
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| SB0266 /CH0083 (HB0716/CH0082) | Maryland Health Care Commission – Mortality Rates of African American Infants and Infants in Rural Areas – Study | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 83 |
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| SB0286 /CH0632 | State Procurement - Information Technology - Nonvisual Access | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 632 |
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| SB0291 /CH0816 (HB0524/CH0815) | Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 816 |
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| SB0317 (HB0951) | Higher Education Degree and Job Certification Without Debt Act of 2018 | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| SB0318 /CH0577 (HB1190) | Income Tax – Standard Deduction – Alteration and Cost–of–Living Adjustments | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577 |
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| SB0344 (HB1526) | Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility (Freedom to Serve Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0350 /CH0417 | Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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| SB0373 /CH0556 (HB0547/CH0555) | Education – Head Start Program – Annual Appropriation (The Ulysses Currie Act) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556 |
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| SB0374 | Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2010. Member of the Senate since 2011.
- Current Assignments
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- 2016 Chair, Senate Executive Nominations Committee
- 2015 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2015 Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee, Budget & Taxation Committee
- 2015 Pensions Subcommittee, Budget & Taxation Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
- 2015 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2011 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2018 Workgroup on the Assessment and Funding of School Facilities
- Past Senate Service
- Senate Special Committee on Ethics Reform, 2012-2014; Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, 2011-2012; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2011-2014; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government, 2011-2014.
- Public Service
- Educational Development Specifications Workgroup, 2018-; Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland, 2017-2018; Workgroup to Study the Implementation of Universal Access to Prekindergarten for 4-year olds, 2017-2018; Maryland Task Force to Study an Adult High School Concept, 2016-2017; Council on Open Data, 2014-; Chair, Local (Video Lottery) Development Council, 2014-; Task Force to Study the Impact of Ocean Acidification on State Waters, 2014-2015; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2011-2015; Early Childhood Development Advisory Council, 2011-.
- Memberships
- Patterson Park Neighborhood Association, 2015-; Downtown Baltimnore Family Alliance, Board of Directors, 2013-2016; Baltimore EdTech Advisory Board, 2013; Education Equality Project, 2010-; Envision Baltimore, Ambassador, 2010; Canton Community Association, 2006-2015.
- Awards
- Cunningham Award for Public Service and Academic Achievement, University of Maryland School of Law , 2010; Distinguished Presidential Citation, Baltimore City Council President , 2006.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, April 15, 1983; Davidson College, B. A., political science and economics, 2005; The Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, M. A. T, 2007; University of Maryland School of Law, J. D., (magna cum laude), 2010; Teach for America, Baltimore City Schools, 2005–2007; Member, St. Casimir Catholic Church, Baltimore; Director, Reform Initiatives, School of Education, The Johns Hopkins University, 2012-; Married; two children.
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