Legislation
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.state.md.us
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- Party
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0081 | Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0133 (SB0448/CH0434) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0182 | Districting - Single Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0006 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0288 (SB0555) | Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place and Minor Victim | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0304 (SB0039) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0316 (SB0028) | Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0409 (SB0037) | Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0432 /CH0444 | Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
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| HB0482 (SB0398) | Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0485 (SB1165) | Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| HB0553 (SB0438) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0557 /CH0957 (SB0574/CH0958) | Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 957 |
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| HB0577 /CH0151 (SB1107/CH0152) | Housing and Community Development - Study on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter Licensing Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 |
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| HB0707 (SB0661) | Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Use of Body–Worn Cameras | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0713 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0715 /CH0490 (SB0533/CH0489) | Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps - Complimentary Licenses and Stamp Exemption - Veterans Determined to be Unemployable | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490 |
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| HB0734 | Municipalities - Vagrancy - Repeal of Authority to Prohibit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0779 | Handgun Qualification Licenses - Personally Identifying Information - Deletion and Destruction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0791 (SB0552) | Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0797 | Criminal Law – Money Laundering | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0799 | Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0803 (SB0748) | Income Tax - Alteration of Brackets and Rates (Economic Prosperity Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0903 /CH0171 (SB0797/CH0170) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
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| HB0991 /CH0531 (SB1074/CH0532) | Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 531 |
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| HB1107 | Income Tax - Credit for Spaying and Neutering Dogs and Cats | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1189 | Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1200 | Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 12:30 p.m. |
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| HB1206 /CH0409 | Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409 |
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| HB1210 | Income Tax - Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small Businesses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1240 | Fossil Fuel-Powered Appliances and Vehicles - Installation, Use, and Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1245 (SB1075) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria and Scottie's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1301 | Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms – Business Sign Posting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1400 (SB1032) | Public Schools - Student Use of Force - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1429 (SB0662) | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1430 | Education - Public Schools - Parents' Rights (Education Bill of Rights for Families Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1432 (SB1062) | Education - Prekindergarten and Withholding of County Board Funding (Blueprint Accountability and Flexibility Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB1443 | Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB1493 (SB1145) | Public and Nonpublic Schools – Child Sex Offenders – Prohibition on In–Person Attendance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0575 /CH0705 (SB0471) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 705 |
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| HB0576 /CH0703 (SB0453/CH0704) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 |
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| HB0580 /CH0007 (SB0477/CH0008) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
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| HB0581 /CH0412 (SB0472/CH0413) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 |
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| HB0584 /CH0013 (SB0476/CH0014) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 |
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| HB0585 /CH0021 (SB0480/CH0020) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21 |
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| HB0597 /CH0709 (SB0470/CH0708) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 709 |
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| HB0599 /CH0123 (SB0483) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 |
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| HB0694 (SB0482/CH0408) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 12:30 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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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
- 2023 Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2023 Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 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.
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