Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat
- District
- 5
- County
- Frederick and Carroll
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judiciary Committee
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Judiciary Committee
- Annapolis Info
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321 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3200
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3200
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321 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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321 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3200
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321 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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christopher.bouchat@house.maryland.gov
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- 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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| HB0034 (SB0189) | Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Required Grating Systems (Mason's Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0056 | Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0133 | Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reductions and Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0165 | Courts - Sheriffs' Salaries - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0170 | Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0183 (SB0106) | Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0186 | Natural Resources - Bow Hunting - Sundays | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0190 | Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0205 | Violent Criminals - Parole Limitation and Legislative Testimony Removal (Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| HB0206 | General Assembly - Membership, Election Timing for State Senators, and Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0221 | Election Law - Primary Elections - Change of Political Party Affiliation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 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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| 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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| HB0524 | General Provisions - Commemorative Months - African Heritage Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0547 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0687 (SB0475) | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0716 (SB0545) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0758 | Problem Gambling - Authorized Uses of Funds - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0812 | Public Schools - Student Fights - School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0863 | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2026 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0935 (SB0187) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 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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| HB0972 | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 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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| HB0976 (SB0712) | Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Appropriations |
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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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| HB1044 (SB0640) | Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Release - Crimes Resulting in Death of Young Victim | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1063 (SB0643) | Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1210 (SB0584) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1215 (SB0565) | Maryland Stadium Authority - Sale of Shamrock Farms to Carroll County | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1244 (SB0630) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters |
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| HB1334 (SB0903) | Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HB1353 | Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Health |
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- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Judiciary Committee
- 2026 Property and Casualty Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2026 Family Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2026 Juvenile Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- Past House Service
- Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2023-2025; Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2023-2025.
- Memberships
- Chair, Maryland Chapter, American Welding Society, 1992-1993; Member, Baltimore County Republican Central Committee, 2003-2004.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 2, 1967; Attended St. Augustine Catholic School, Elkridge, Maryland; Howard High School, Ellicott City, Maryland, 1985; Howard Vocational-Technical Center, welding certificate; Attended Catonsville Community College, Business Adminstration; Attended University of Maryland Baltimore County, Political Science; Founder and Chair, Bouchat Industries, Inc. 1994 -; Member, Board of County Commissioners, Carroll County, 2018-2022; Two children (one deceased); three grandchildren.
Last Updated: 2/12/2026 12:19 AM
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