Senator Bill Ferguson
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7
Bills sponsored
this session · 122 all-time
14
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 299 all-time
5
Enacted into law
this session · 43 all-time
3671
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 3671 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2019 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.1%
based on 1163 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.9%
based on 1163 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.7%
based on 1163 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
122 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- SB1000 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers Introduced
- SB0831 Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards Signed
- SB0772 Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database Signed
- SB0771 Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding Introduced
- SB0770 Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment Signed
- SB0767 Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses Signed
- SB0642 Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 46th Alcoholic Beverages District Signed
Historical 115 bills
- SB 541 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) Signed
- SB 390 State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Died
- SB 1005 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Signed
- SB 771 Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses and Outdoor Table Service Privileges Signed
- SJ 11 Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine Signed
- SB 770 Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeowner Utility Repair Program and Fund - Establishment Died
- SB 587 Division of Parole and Probation - Duties - Offenders Under Supervision (Parole and Probation Performance Act) Died
- SB 561 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Employee-Owned Businesses Died
- SB 265 Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation Died
- SB 841 Morgan State University - Carnegie Classification - Doctoral University With Very High Research Activity Died
- SB 228 Maryland Corps Program – Revisions Signed
- SB 222 Baltimore City - Board of License Commissioners - Licensee Hours of Operation and Enforcement Signed
- SB 586 Criminal Procedure and Public Safety - Courts and Criminal Justice in Baltimore City Signed
- SB 318 More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2022 Died
- SB 392 State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report and Data Dashboard (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2022) Died
- SB 329 Election Law - Polling Sites - Firearms Prohibitions Died
- SB 617 Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Signed
- SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 Signed
- SB 777 Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund Signed
- SB 785 State Board of Education Membership and Terms - Capability and Capacity Study of Education Agencies Died
- SB 630 Education - Adult High School Pilot Program - Funding and Grants Signed
- SB 10 Election Law – Polling Sites – Firearms Prohibitions Died
- SB 3 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Signed
- SB 787 Digital Advertising Gross Revenues, Income, Sales and Use, and Tobacco Taxes - Alterations and Implementation Signed
- SB 527 Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence Died
Co-sponsored
299 billsCurrent session 14 bills
- SB0970 Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Introduced
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0928 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) Introduced
- SB0909 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles Introduced
- SB0858 Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Signed
- SB0841 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act Introduced
- SB0776 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment Signed
- SB0616 Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry Introduced
- SB0323 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act) Signed
- SB0245 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition Signed
- SB0204 Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Signed
- SB0007 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
- SB0004 Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0001 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification Signed
Historical 285 bills
- SB 135 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program Died
- SB 500 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment Died
- SB 311 End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) Died
- SB 786 Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2019 Died
- SB 193 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- SB 556 State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying Died
- SB 1040 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 Died
- SB 397 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day Died
- SB 485 Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent Died
- SB 869 Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund Died
- SB 848 Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition Died
- SB 986 Baltimore City - Public School Construction - Bonds and Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding Died
- SB 312 Life Insurance - Prohibition on Discrimination - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Died
- SB 329 Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation Died
- SB 488 Baltimore City - Civil Actions - Liability of Toxic Substance Manufacturers Died
- SB 835 Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program Died
- SB 817 Correctional Facilities and Police Officers - Procedures - Immigration Status Died
- SB 441 Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements Died
- SB 882 Criminal Law – Firearms – Computer–Aided Fabrication and Serial Number (3–D Printed Firearms and Ghost Guns) Died
- SB 229 Baltimore City - Summer Youth Employment - Funding and Incentives Died
- SB 409 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Employee-Owned Businesses Died
- SB 363 Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities Died
- SB 254 Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority Died
- SB 1000 Public Safety - Handgun Permit Review Board - Repeal Vetoed
- SB 537 Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions Vetoed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB 725
Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation – School Response
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 996
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Retirement Income (Hometown Heroes and Veterans Act of 2018)
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 314
Criminal Procedure - Cell Site Simulator Technology
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 547
Education – Head Start Program – Annual Appropriation (The Ulysses Currie Act)
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 621
Real Property - Deletion of Ownership Restrictions Based on Race, Religious Belief, or National Origin
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1243
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 989
One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Simplification and Alteration
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 1154
Income Tax – Film Production Activity Tax Credit – Alterations
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 606
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Excise Titling Tax - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 432
Public Safety – Grant Programs and Funding (Public Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2018)
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 769
Criminal Law - Sextortion and Revenge Porn
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 390
Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1597
Occupational Licenses or Certificates – Application Determinations – Use of Criminal History – Reports
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 1128
Offshore Drilling Liability Act
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 335
State Personnel – Grievance Procedures
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 338
State Personnel – Grievance Procedures
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1029
Criminal Law – Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Loaded Handgun – Subsequent Offender
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1582
Human Services - Children Receiving Child Welfare Services - Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 727
State Designations - State Paleontology Collection and Research Center - Calvert Marine Museum
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 1202
Higher Education - Richard W. Collins III Leadership With Honor Scholarship - Establishment
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 607
Higher Education – Sexual Assault Policy – Disciplinary Proceedings Provisions
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 281
Education - Computer Science - Curriculum and Professional Development (Securing the Future: Computer Science Education for All)
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 885
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Condemnation of Land Under Easement
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 978
Career Preparation Expansion Act
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 153
Income Tax – Oyster Shell Recycling Credit – Maximum Allowable Amount and Sunset Extension
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 1206
Transportation – Pride of Baltimore II – Funding and Reporting
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1280
Maryland Department of Health – Enrollees in the Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program – Demonstration Program
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 62
Maryland Chiropractic Act - Revisions
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 767
Criminal Injuries Compensation – Acts Involving Operation of Vessel or Motor Vehicle
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1103
Higher Education – Private Career Schools, For–Profit Institutions of Higher Education, and For–Profit Online Distance Education Programs – Regulation
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 562
Education - Assessments - Administration by Public School Employees
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 1068
Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1600
Baltimore County Anti–Bullying Task Force
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 480
Baltimore City - South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District Management Authority - Distribution of Local Impact Grants
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1695
Crimes – Hate Crimes – Defacement
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 933
College Affordability – Maryland 529 Plans and Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit – Revisions
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1524
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1685
Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Coordination Services Grant Program Fund (Thrive by Three Fund)
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1126
Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Criteria to Consider
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 614
State Center - Redevelopment - Requirements, Participation, and Process
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1717
State Government - Protection of Information - Voter Registration Numbers
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 470
Higher Education – Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships – Reimbursement of Expenses for Community College Certification and Licensure
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 1423
State Personnel - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training - Required
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 312
Criminal Law – School Bus Driver and Public Transportation Worker – Obstructing, Hindering, or Interfering With
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 94
Natural Resources – Unprotected Birds and Mammals
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 373
Cecil County - Home Detention and Release Programs
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 234
Physicians - Licensure - Grounds for Discipline and Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 728
Public Safety - Battery Operated Smoke Alarms
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
SB 407
Transportation - Complete Streets Program - Establishment
On third reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |
|
HB 461
Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness
On Third Reading |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2018 |