Legislation
Delegate Christopher T. Adams
- District
- 37B
- County
- Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico
- Committee Assignment(s)
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- Annapolis Info
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326 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3343 | 301-858-3343
Toll-free in MD
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326 House Office Building
- Interim Info
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326 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 301-858-3343 | 410-841-3343
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326 House Office Building
- Contact
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christopher.adams@house.state.md.us
- 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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| HB0384 /CH0369 (SB0343/CH0368) | Bay Restoration Fund - Eligible Costs - Expansion | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 369 |
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| HB0800 /CH0044 (SB0094/CH0043) | Insurance Premiums - Payment by Credit Card - Reimbursement for Expenses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 44 |
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| HB1189 | Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1190 | Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Fees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1195 | High School Graduation Requirements - Student Service - Fire Fighting Training and Volunteer Hours | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1262 (SB1168) | Pharmacists - Administration of the Influenza Vaccination - Age Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1518 | Interception of Communication - Financial Institutions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0368 | Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Seniors, Veterans, and Military Personnel (Howard's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0531 | Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0536 | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0547 | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0598 | Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
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| HB0625 (SB0080) | Criminal Law - Animal Abuse - Penalties and Restitution | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
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| HB0627 /CH0522 | Motor Fuel Tax Refund - Demand Response Trips | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 |
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| HB0728 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for Back-to-School Shopping - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0771 /CH0216 (SB0262/CH0215) | Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by County Health Departments | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 216 |
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| HB0779 (SB0719) | Conserving Working Waterfront Farms Act of 2017 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0796 (SB0748) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0911 | Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0922 (SB1132) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Sales by Nonprofit Organizations Raising Funds to Assist Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0942 (SB0564) | Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0946 (SB0563) | Transportation - Highway User Revenues - Distribution to Municipalities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0996 (SB0771) | Electric Cooperatives - Rate Regulation - Fixed Charges for Distribution System Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1000 | Motor Vehicles - Gross Vehicle Weight - Agricultural Products | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1024 (SB0718) | Alcoholic Beverages - Auxiliary Winery Permit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| HB1058 | Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| HB1085 (SB0955) | Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Channel Marker Regional Wellness Center | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB1090 (SB0822) | Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - St. Luke's Preschool | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB1102 (SB0824) | Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - St. Michaels Family YMCA | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB1112 (SB0720) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - All-Terrain or Utility-Terrain Vehicles for Agricultural Purposes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1169 /CH0620 (SB0717/CH0621) | Connecting Rural Maryland Act of 2017 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620 |
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| HB1203 (SB0954) | Talbot County - Deer Management Permit - Use of Rifles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Recommitted to Environment and Transportation (Delegate Stein) |
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| HB1270 /CH0724 (SB0527/CH0723) | Credit Regulation - Unsecured Open End Credit Plans - Fees and Charges | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 724 |
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| HB1283 /CH0813 | Alcoholic Beverages - Class 5 Brewery License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 813 |
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| HB1355 | Sewerage Systems - Residential Major Subdivisions in Tier III and Tier IV Areas | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1433 /CH0698 (SB0397/CH0699) | Local Income Tax Overpayments - Local Reserve Account Repayment - Forgiveness | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698 |
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| HB1488 | Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Revocation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1491 (SB0721) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Events Held by Conservation Organizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1528 | Income Tax - Oyster Shell Recycling Credit - Sunset Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB1608 (SB1131) | Somerset County - Community College - Eligibility of Students to Pay No Tuition or Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0369 (SB0316) | Courts - Evidence of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Admissibility (The Repeat Sexual Predator Prevention Act of 2017) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0371 (SB0312) | Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2017) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| HB0375 (SB0321) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0378 (SB0318) | Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Eligibility and Sunset Extension | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0388 (SB0322) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0394 (SB0317/CH0149) | More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0399 (SB0320) | Student Debt Relief Act of 2017 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0402 (SB0307/CH0030) | Repeal of the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016 (Road Kill Bill Repeal) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB0410 /CH0364 (SB0313/CH0365) | Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 |
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| HB0413 (SB0319/CH0591) | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Act of 2017 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0417 /CH0366 (SB0314/CH0367) | Clean Water Commerce Act of 2017 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366 |
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| HB0632 /CH0152 (SB0308/CH0151) | Child Abuse - Sex Trafficking (Protecting Victims of Sex Trafficking Act of 2017) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (2016 - Executive Committee)
- 2015 Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation
- 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 - 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.
Last Updated: 10/15/2019 3:28 PM