Members - Delegate Christopher T. Adams

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Legislation

Session:

Delegate Christopher T. Adams

District

37B

County

Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico

Committee Assignment(s)

Economic Matters Committee

Annapolis Info

212 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3343 | 301-858-3343
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3343
Fax 410-841-3299 | 301-858-3299

Interim Info

212 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 301-858-3343 | 410-841-3343
Fax 410-841-3299 | 301-858-3299

Contact

christopher.adams@house.state.md.us
2025 Contact Information

Party

Republican

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0220 (SB0053) Title Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0327 Title State Finance and Procurement - Retainage Proceeds Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0350 Title Labor and Employment – Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Verification Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0395 Title Business Regulation – Home Improvement Contracts – Deposits Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0417 Title Education - Public Schools - Required Number of School Days or Hours Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1153 /CH0794 Title Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1193 (SB0013/CH0161) Title Certified Nursing Assistants – Certificate Renewal – Training Program Requirements Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1195 (SB0092) Title Income Tax - Credits for Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Eligibility and Sunset Repeal Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1196 (SB0457) Title Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Reverse Mortgage Loans Act - Revisions Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1314 Title Business Regulation – Social Media Websites – Censored Speech Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0220 (SB0053)	Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement	Primary	1	2	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters	Economic Matters 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0327	State Finance and Procurement - Retainage Proceeds	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 4:00 p.m.	Health and Government Operations 2/11/2021 - 4:00 PM
HB0350	Labor and Employment – Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Verification	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Economic Matters 1/28/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0395	Business Regulation – Home Improvement Contracts – Deposits	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Pinsky) Adopted	Economic Matters 1/15/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/23/2021 - 1:00 PM
HB0417	Education - Public Schools - Required Number of School Days or Hours	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Ways and Means
HB1153 /CH0794	Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 794	Economic Matters 3/03/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings 3/31/2021 - 1:45 PM
HB1193 (SB0013/CH0161)	Certified Nursing Assistants – Certificate Renewal – Training Program Requirements	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Health and Government Operations 3/11/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB1195 (SB0092)	Income Tax - Credits for Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Eligibility and Sunset Repeal	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.	Ways and Means 2/26/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1196 (SB0457)	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Reverse Mortgage Loans Act - Revisions	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Economic Matters 3/03/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1314	Business Regulation – Social Media Websites – Censored Speech	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Economic Matters

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name Federalsburg Activity Center Status Introduced House Sponsors Adams Senate Sponsors Eckardt County Caroline Amount Requested $100,000 House Initiative $100,000 Senate Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $100,000
Project Name Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27 Status Introduced House Sponsors Adams Senate Sponsors Eckardt County Dorchester Amount Requested $492,000 House Initiative Senate Initiative $250,000 Other Funding Total Funding $250,000

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	House Initiative	Senate Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding
Federalsburg Activity Center	Introduced	Adams	Eckardt	Caroline	$100,000	$100,000			$100,000
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27	Introduced	Adams	Eckardt	Dorchester	$492,000		$250,000		$250,000

Tenure: First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member since 2015.

Current Assignments

2021 Minority Whip

2015 Economic Matters Committee

2019 Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2015 Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2021 Legislative Policy Committee

2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (2016 - Executive Committee)

2015 Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation

Past House Service: Deputy Minority Whip, 2021; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019.

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.