Legislation
Senator Craig J. Zucker
- District
- 14
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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- Annapolis Info
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3625 | 301-858-3625
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3625
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3625 | 301-858-3625
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
- Contact
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craig.zucker@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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| SB0265 /CH0303 (HB0380) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief - Extension | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303 |
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| SB0344 /CH0567 (HB0020/CH0566) | State Agricultural Land Transfer Tax – Alteration of Nonagricultural Use Reduction and Exemptions | Primary | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 567 |
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| SB0375 (HB0483) | Service Contracts - Work Verification Clause | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0433 /CH0687 (HB0680/CH0686) | State Procurement – State Funded Construction Projects – Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses | Primary | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 687 |
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| SB0529 /CH0577 (HB0087/CH0576) | State Board of Education – Membership – Teacher and Parent Members | Primary | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 577 |
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| SB0640 /CH0511 (HB1113/CH0510) | State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
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| SB0641 (HB0668) | Public School Construction - Maryland Stadium Authority - Montgomery County and Other School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0731 (HB0727) | Public School Construction - Maryland Stadium Authority - Supplemental Funds | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0732 /CH0304 (HB1283) | Child in Need of Assistance – Guardianship by Local Department – Financial Accounts | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304 |
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| SB0733 (HB0924/CH0445) | State Board of Physicians - Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists | Primary | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0734 /CH0512 (HB0690) | Education - Students With Reading Difficulties - Screenings and Interventions | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512 |
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| SB0002 (HB0065) | Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0144 /CH0421 (HB0214/CH0422) | Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421 |
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| SB0181 /CH0596 (HB0248/CH0595) | Education - Child Care Subsidies - Mandatory Funding Level | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 596 |
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| SB0182 (HB0714) | Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
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| SB0191 (HB1184) | Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0192 (HB0099/CH0435) | Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse | Co-Sponsor | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0193 (HB0098) | State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:45 p.m. |
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| SB0196 /CH0649 (HB0421/CH0648) | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Indication of Applicant's Sex | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 649 |
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| SB0218 /CH0636 (HB0338/CH0635) | Human Services - Food Supplements (Summer SNAP for Children Act) | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 636 |
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| SB0262 (HB0585) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Calculation and Refundability | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0263 (HB0584) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility and Refundability | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0269 /CH0652 (HB0428/CH0651) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program – Awards for Flood Damage and Mandatory Funding | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 652 |
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| SB0279 /CH0309 (HB0251/CH0308) | Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs (Nonprofits for our Aging Neighbors Act - "NANA") | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309 |
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| SB0280 /CH0011 (HB0166/CH0010) | Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) | Co-Sponsor | Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 11 |
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| SB0285 /CH0580 (HB0109/CH0579) | Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 580 |
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| SB0289 (HB0891) | State Personnel - Grievance Procedures | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0311 (HB0399) | End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Failed |
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| SB0318 /CH0426 | Education - School Safety Subcabinet Advisory Board - Membership | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 426 |
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| SB0319 /CH0420 (HB0201) | Maryland Transit Administration – State Employees – Free Ridership (Transit Benefit for State Employees) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420 |
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| SB0326 (HB1015) | State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations ("Slots" for Homeless Veterans Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
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| SB0330 /CH0523 (HB1244) | Public Buildings – Diaper–Changing Facilities | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
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| SB0339 /CH0302 (HB0397/CH0301) | Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System (Carl Henn's Law) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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| SB0391 /CH0002 (HB0336/CH0001) | Civilian Federal Employees – Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund (Federal Shutdown Paycheck Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0396 /CH0675 (HB0633/CH0674) | Higher Education - Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings - Established | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 675 |
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| SB0397 (HB1062) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0399 (HB0464/CH0516) | Consumer Protection – Private Career Schools and For–Profit Institutions of Higher Education – Disclosures | Co-Sponsor | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0400 (HB0461/CH0515) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Regulation (Private Nonprofit Institution of Higher Education Protection Act of 2019) | Co-Sponsor | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0409 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Employee-Owned Businesses | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0413 (HB1199) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0416 | Education - Curriculum - Holocaust and Genocide Unit (Lessons of the Holocaust and Genocide Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0419 (HB0715) | Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0422 /CH0646 | State Department of Education - Employment Categories and Practices | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 646 |
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| SB0432 /CH0454 (HB1315/CH0455) | Higher Education - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 454 |
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| SB0441 (HB0468) | Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0448 /CH0754 (HB0298/CH0017) | Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 754 |
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| SB0449 /CH0755 | Election Law – Registration and Voting at Precinct Polling Places | Co-Sponsor | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 755 |
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| SB0458 | Corporate Income Tax - Single Sales Factor Apportionment - Deferred Tax Relief | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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| SB0460 /CH0519 (HB0517) | Pedestrian Safety Fund Act of 2019 | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
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| SB0464 /CH0429 (HB0343) | School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Civil Penalty - Sunset Repeal | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 429 |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | House Initiative | Senate Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Brooke Grove Retirement Village | Introduced | Montgomery | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Columbia Local Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
| Dolores R. Miller Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | ||||
| Friends House Retirement Community | Introduced | Montgomery | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Guru Nanak Health Clinic | Introduced | Montgomery | $150,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Ivymount School | Introduced | Montgomery | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | ||||
| Olney Family Neighborhood Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $100,000 | $0 | |||||
| Poolesville Grape Crushing Economic Development Facility | Introduced | Montgomery | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| Sandy Spring Museum | Introduced | Montgomery | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| Warrior Canine Connection | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Appointed to the Maryland Senate February 3, 2016. Sworn in February 4, 2016. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2011-2016.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Deputy Majority Leader
- 2019 Vice Chair, Rules Committee
- 2019 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2019 Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2019 Pensions Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2019 Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2019 Senate Chair, Spending Affordability Committee
- 2019 Senate Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2017 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2016 Associate Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2016-2019; Co-Chair, Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2016-2019; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2017-2019; Senate Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2017-2019.
- Past House Service
- Appropriations Committee, 2011-2016; Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee (Member 2013), 2015-2016; Chair, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Vice Chair, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2013-2014; Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2011-2013; House Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2016; Spending Affordability Committee, 2015-2016; Joint Committee on Pensions, 2012-2016.
- Public Service
- Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2019-; Juvenile Services Education Programs Workgroup, 2018-; Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2017-; Task Force to Study Restraint and Seclusion, 2017; Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2016-; Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2015-2016; Maryland ABLE Program Task Force, 2015-2016; Interagency Steering Committee for Managing for Results, 2015-2016; Land Use and Transportation Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2011-2014; Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud, 2009-2010; Vice Chair, Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, Montgomery County, 2004-2006.
- Memberships
- Manna Food Center, 2006-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 2005-2006; Carl M. Freeman Foundation, 2005-2006; State Director, Maryland Home Care, Service Employees International Union, 2004-2006; Board of Directors, Project Change, Olney, 2003-2004; Board of Directors, Chelsea and Pershing Schools, 2002-2004; President, Montgomery County Young Democrats, 1999-2000; Executive Board, District 14 Democratic Club; Associate Member, Greater Colesville Civic Association; Tanterra Homeowners Association; Olney Theatre Center; NARAL Pro-Choice America; Montgomery County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Past Member, Fair Oaks Homeowners Association.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Englewood, New Jersey, March 23, 1975; St. Thomas Aquinas College, B.S., Social Science, Law and Government, 1997; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A., Government, 2004; Scheduling Assistant, U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, New Jersey 1996-97; Intern, U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Michigan, 1997; Scheduler, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, California, 1999; Legislative Director to Delegate Peter V.R. Franchot, 1999-2000; Community Liaison and Grants Coordinator, U.S. Representative Albert R. Wynn 2000-03; Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Comptroller of Maryland, 2007-10; Married; two children.
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