Delegate Kenneth Kerr
- District
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- County
- Frederick
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (Vice Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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209 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3240
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3240
Fax 410-841-3308
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209 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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321 Ballenger Center Drive
Suite 125
Frederick, MD 21703 - Phone 301-360-3505
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321 Ballenger Center Drive
- Contact
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ken.kerr@house.maryland.gov
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- Party
- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0006 (SB0420) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0193 (SB0213) | State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0322 (SB0260) | Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0413 (SB0363) | Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extended | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0424 (SB0488) | Continuing Care in a Retirement Community Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0425 | Motor Vehicle Administration - Sleep Apnea - Reporting Requirement Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0430 | Family Child Care Providers - Reserve Component Members - Substitute Provider | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| HB0489 | Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Record Vendors of Nursing Homes - Release of Records - Fees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1091 (SB0813) | Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1150 (SB0506) | Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1173 | State Procurement - Contractors and Vendors - Restrictions on Use of State Funds and Resources | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1462 (SB0975) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility – Individuals With Disabilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1585 (SB0787) | Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1604 (SB0646) | Public School System Contracts - Prohibited Provisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB1610 (SB0968) | Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0009 (SB0114) | 3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0329 (SB0081) | Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0417 (SB0435) | Criminal Law - Schedule III Controlled Dangerous Substances - Medetomidine and Xylazine | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0439 (SB0665) | Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0461 (SB0300) | Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0557 | Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (96-28) |
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| HB0617 | City of Frederick - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0632 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0704 (SB0586) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0954 (SB0609) | State Finance and Procurement - Retention Proceeds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1017 (SB0984) | Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB1037 (SB0605) | Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Oversight (Broadband Accountability and Affordability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1056 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1066 (SB0727) | Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1131 | Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB1353 | Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HJ0007 (SJ0004) | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0894 (SB0389) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0895 (SB0387) | Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0897 (SB0386) | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1109 (SB0790) | Public Health Reform Act | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Health) |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Artspiration Frederick Foundation Community Arts Center | Introduced | Frederick | $2,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| City of Frederick - Splash Pad | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Delaplaine Arts Center | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Health Hospital | Introduced | Frederick | $14,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Woman's Civic Club - Restoration of Steiner House | Introduced | Frederick | $75,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Youth Center | Introduced | Frederick | $165,000 | $0 | |||||
| Heartly House | Introduced | Frederick | $900,000 | $0 | |||||
| Heritage Frederick - Facility Creation | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| John R Webb VFW Post 3285 | Introduced | Frederick | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Life and Discovery Inc - Renovation Completion | Introduced | Frederick | $750,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mill Pond House | Introduced | Frederick | $180,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mountain City Elk's Lodge 382 | Introduced | Frederick | $65,000 | $0 | |||||
| Spring Bank Senior Resource Center | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2026 Vice Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Chair, Government Operations and Ethics Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- 2021 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Veterans Caucus
- Past House Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2020-2022; Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee (Chair 2023-2025), 2022-2025; Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2025; Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2025; Health Occupations and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2021; Vice-Chair, Frederick County House Delegation, 2022.
- Public Service
- Procurement Improvement Council, 2024-; Nursing Home Licensure and Acquisition Workgroup, 2023-; Commission to Study the Healthcare Workforce Crisis, 2023-; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Facilities, 2020-; Frederick County Public School, Member Board of Education, 2016-2018; Maryland Higher Education Commission Faculty Advisory Council (Secretary 2012-2020), 2009-2020; Statewide Standards Committee for English Composition, past secretary; Developmental Education Association of Maryland (DEAM, Past President); Associated Faculty for the Advancement of Community College Teaching (AFACCT), past board member; Mid Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA), Past President; Maryland Partnership for Teaching and Learning Pre-K-20, 1997-1999; Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission, 2016-2018; Career and Technology Education Advisory Board, 2016-2018.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2020-; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 684, 2004-; Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, 2015-.
- Awards
- Middle States Region, Distinguished Advisor Award, 2012; Phi Theta Kappa, Mosal Scholar, 2012; President's Award, Frederick Community College, 2011; Phi Theta Kappa Paragon Award for New Advisors, 2009, 2010; Phi Theta Kappa, Parnell Scholar, 2008; Phi Kappa Phi, Hood College Alumni Honorary Member, 2008; Faculty Association Excellence Award, Frederick Community College, 2007; Innovation of the Year for "The Assessment Zone Video Project, " League for Innovation in the Community College, 2006; Innovation Grant, Student Learning Assessment Video, Frederick Community College, 2005, 2006; Rising Star Award, Morgan State University, 2004; Supporting Star Award, Morgan State University, 2004; Award for Outstanding Research in Curriculum Development, School of Urban Education, Morgan State University, 2004; Innovation Grant, Frederick Community College, 2004; Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society, Honorary Member, 2004; Teaching Excellence Award, Frederick Community College, 2004; Outstanding Mentor-Mentee Pair, 2002, 2001; Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence, Frederick Community College, 1996, 1995.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 1957; Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, 1975; Frederick Community College, A.A., General Studies 1978; Hood College, B.A., Music, 1981; Towson University, M.S., Professional Writing, 1995; Morgan State University, Ph.D, Education, 2003; Harford Community College, Assistant Professor of English and Transitional Studies, 1996-1997; WOR-WIC Community College, Instructor of English and Developmental Education, 1997-1999; Frederick Community College, 1999 - (Chair, English Department, 2011-2017, Interim Dean, Arts and Sciences, 2015-2016); Married; two children; two grandchildren.
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