Delegate Christopher T. Adams
- District
- 37B
- County
- Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Economic Matters Committee
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Economic Matters Committee
- Annapolis Info
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405 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3343
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3343
Fax 410-841-3299
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405 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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405 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3343
Fax 410-841-3299
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405 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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christopher.adams@house.maryland.gov
- Party
- Republican
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0954 (SB0609) | State Finance and Procurement - Retention Proceeds | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1495 | Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1496 | Vehicle Laws – Causing Serious Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1499 | Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB1507 (SB0913) | Motor Vehicles - Enhanced Tinted Windows - Medical Exemption | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1515 | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0395 (SB0371) | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0433 (SB0589) | Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0449 | Juvenile Justice Restoration Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0454 | Election Law - Voter Registration Eligibility - U.S. Citizenship Verification (SAVE Our Elections Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0455 (SB0329) | Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0459 | State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools - Enforcement Procedures - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0460 | Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| HB0462 (SB0567) | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0475 | Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0482 | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0508 (SB0330) | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0576 (SB0425) | State Archives - Record Services - Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0591 (SB0367) | Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0609 (SB0424) | State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Appropriations |
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| HB0673 | Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0675 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Immigration Enforcement Agreements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0679 | Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0690 | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0820 | Handgun Permits - Special Endorsement for Security Clearance Holders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0922 (SB0702) | Behavioral Health Administration - Behavioral Health Program Relocation - Regulations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0947 (SB0610) | Department of Natural Resources - Commercial Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0958 | Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0964 | Secure the Vote Act of 2026 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0967 | Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0970 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Nuclear Energy and Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0974 | Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0980 | Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0988 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1023 | Lab-Grown Meat - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1024 | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB1079 | Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1094 (SB0910) | Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1151 (SB0611) | Maryland Department of Health – Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1212 (SB0916) | Workgroup on Seafood Marketing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1244 (SB0630) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1349 | Public Service Commission - Implementation Plan to Convert Formerly Operational Fossil Fuel Generating Stations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1350 (SB0484) | Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| HB1375 | Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1388 (SB0875) | Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1390 | Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HB1391 | Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1396 | Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations |
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| HB1400 (SB0166) | Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1437 | Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HB1459 | Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1478 | State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1500 | State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1518 | Property Tax Assessments - 5-Year Assessment Cycle | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HS0001 | State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since January 14, 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Economic Matters Committee
- 2026 Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2026 Land Use and Zoning Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2023 Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup
- 2023 Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (2016 - Executive Committee)
- 2022 Chair, Eastern Shore House Delegation
- Past House Service
- Minority Whip, 2021; Deputy Minority Whip, 2021; Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2023-2025; Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2023-2025; Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2025; Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2023; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Legislative Policy Committee, 2021; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2021; Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation, 2015-2023.
- Public Service
- Mid-Shore Regional Council, Executive Board (Member, 2015), 2017-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2015-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Advocacy Board Member, Legislative Committee, SCORE Counselor, 2003-; Governor's Office for Healthcare Reform/Essential Health Benefit Advisory Committee, 2012; Senate Finance Committee Task Force on the Workplace Fraud Act of 2009, 2012.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015-; President, Maryland and Northern Virginia Floor Covering Association, 2012-2014; Maryland Leadership Council, National Federation of Independent Business, 2012-2014; Board of Directors Lower Shore Chapter, American Red Cross, 2012-; Salisbury Rotary, 2014-; Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Salisbury, Maryland, June 19, 1972; Wicomico Senior High , Salisbury, MD, 1990; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, B.S., Business Management, 1994; Salisbury State University, Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, MBA, 1996; President, Value Carpet One, 2001 - (sales, 1992-95; sales manager, 1995-2001); President, S. Lee Smith Jr., Inc. (family real estate business) 2001-; Manager, Value Enterprises, LLC, 2004 -; Married; three children.
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