Senator Chris West
- District
- 42
- County
- Baltimore and Carroll
- Committee Assignment(s)
-
-
Judicial Proceedings Committee
-
Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
-
-
322 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3648
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3648
-
322 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
-
-
322 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3648
-
322 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
-
chris.west@senate.state.md.us
Subscribe to My Newsletter
- Party
- Republican
| Legislation | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
|
1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
|
1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
|
1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
|
1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
|
2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 |
| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) |
Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB0012 (HB0050) | Estates and Trusts - Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0019 (HB0027) | Estates and Trusts - Compensation of Guardians of Property and Trustees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0022 (HB0315) | Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0038 (HB0130) | Intercepted Communications - Penalty | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0061 | Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Authorized Interception of Oral Communications - Cellular Telephones and Security Cameras | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0110 (HB0261) | Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0126 (HB0146) | Estates and Trusts - Resignation of Trustee - Notice | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0135 (HB0310) | Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0141 | Criminal Procedure - Incarcerated Seniors - Motion to Reduce the Duration of a Sentence | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
|
|
| SB0152 (HB0089) | Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/09 at 2:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0158 (HB0088) | Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0170 (HB0187) | Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 2:30 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0180 (HB0171) | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Expiration and Renewal Periods for Retired Law Enforcement Officer | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0286 (HB0323) | Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0287 (HB0305) | Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0333 (HB0442) | Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0338 (HB0978) | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0473 | Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
|
|
| SB0606 (HB0872) | Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0607 (HB1220) | Human Remains - Transportation Protection Agreements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
|
|
| SB0950 (HB1217) | Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0951 | Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Generating and Transmission Facilities - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0952 (HB1397) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0953 (HB1218) | Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0954 | Circuit Court Judges and District Court Judges – Selection and Tenure | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0955 | Overhead Transmission Lines - Eminent Domain | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0956 | Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Broker Commission | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0992 (HB1171) | Corporations and Associations - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
|
|
| SB0025 (HB0152) | Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0044 | Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry and Christian's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
|
|
| SB0112 (HB0462) | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0300 | Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
|
|
| SB0326 (HB0309) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0332 | Task Force to Study the Premature Retirement of Electricity Generation Facilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0334 (HB0943) | Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0336 (HB0982) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0348 (HB0437) | Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0352 (HB0562) | Baltimore County - Republican Party Central Committee - Elections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0382 (HB0031) | Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0443 | Trafficking Regulated Firearms - Felony Classification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0455 | Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for Appointment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0483 (HB0657) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0528 (HB0034) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0533 (HB0238) | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
|
|
| SB0545 (HB0364) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0548 (HB1191) | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
|
|
| SB0549 (HB0629) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0551 | Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0563 (HB0650) | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
|
|
| SB0644 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0650 (HB0847) | Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0659 (HB0332) | Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0669 (HB0675) | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0675 (HB1149) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0716 | Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
|
|
| SB0791 (HB0732) | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
|
|
| SB0929 (HB1097) | Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0933 (HB1186) | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0947 | Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0965 (HB1357) | Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0982 (HB1048) | Sports Wagering – Wagers on Historical Horse Races – Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SJ0002 (HJ0001) | United States of America - National Infrastructure Bank | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. |
|
|
| SB0426 (HB0500) | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0427 (HB0498) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
|
|
| SB0428 (HB0506) | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0429 (HB0504) | Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) and Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
|
|
| SB0431 (HB0501) | Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0432 (HB0499) | Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
|
|
| SB0203 (HB0225) | Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products | By Request - Departmental | 5 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
|
| Legislative Bond Initiatives |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Puh'tok | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Carroll Manor Elementary School Playground | Introduced | Baltimore | $350,000 | $0 | |||||
| Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Hereford High School Electronic Sign | Introduced | Baltimore | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Jacksonville Elementary School Playground | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Maryland State Fair | Introduced | Baltimore | $100,000 | $0 | |||||
| Pot Spring Elementary School | Introduced | Baltimore | $85,000 | $0 | |||||
| Springdale Swim Club | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2015-2019.
- Current Assignments
-
- 2019 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
- Past Senate Service
- Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, 2022; Workgroup on COVID-19, 2020; Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2019-2023.
- Past House Service
- Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2019; Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2019; Health Facilities and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017-2019; Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2017; Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017; Affordable Care Act (ACA) Workgroup, 2018; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2015-2019; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2017-2019; Regional Revitalization Workgroup, 2015-2019; Punitive Damages Work Group, 2016-2017; Death with Dignity Workgroup, 2015.
- Public Service
- State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2021-; Maryland Historical Trust, 2019-; Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans Court, 2021; Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy, 2021-2022; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2019-2021; Juvenile Justice Reform Council, 2019-2021; Commission to Modernize State Procurement, 2016.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 1950; Williams College, B.A., 1972; University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1975; Legal Counsel, Maryland Republican Party, 1982-1996, 1998-2003; Principal, Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, (Chair Business Law Department); Member, Emmanuel Episcopal Church; Married; one child.
Last Updated: 2/21/2025 11:06 AM
Validation
Please fix the following:
MyMGA
Accessibility Tools