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Republican
· Delegate
Christopher Bouchat
Represents District 5 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
90%
on 48 party-line votes · House Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
7%
Yea or Nay on 109 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 12
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
1,488
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Christopher Bouchat votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Christopher Bouchat sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Christopher Bouchat is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
5 of 48 party-line votes.
HB260 · Campaign Financing – Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions
In plain English Changes when campaign finance reports are due and when the state can begin distributing fair campaign financing funds.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-26 · Passed 103–33 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB284 · Public Safety – Licensed Firearms Dealers – Notification Regarding Compromising Events
In plain English Requires licensed firearms dealers to notify state police within 24 hours of learning about certain crimes or security breaches, with civil penalties up to $250 for first violations and $1,000 for subsequent ones.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-26 · Passed 114–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB813 · Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity – Authorization
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-26 · Passed 110–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB55 · Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems – Residential Districts
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-19 · Passed 98–35 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB432 · Municipalities – Vagrancy – Repeal of Authority to Prohibit
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-19 · Passed 100–35 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB351 · Civil Actions – Violation of Constitutional Rights (No Kings Act)
In plain English Allows civil lawsuits against individuals who, acting under government authority, deprive others of constitutional rights or federal legal protections.
Floor Amendment 293626/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected · 2026-02-25 · Failed 37–94
HB146 · Environment – On-Site Wastewater Systems – Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates
Third Reading Passed · 2026-02-20 · Passed 93–36
HB488 · Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
Floor Amendment 313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected · 2026-01-30 · Failed 37–94
HB229 · Maryland Transportation Authority – Revenue Bond Limit – Increase
In plain English Increases the limit on outstanding revenue bonds for the Maryland Transportation Authority from $4 billion to $5 billion.
Floor Amendment 653724/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected · 2026-02-12 · Failed 35–93
HB1 · Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies – Cost Recovery – Limitations
Floor Amendment 863621/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected · 2026-02-04 · Failed 39–97
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Sheree Sample-HughesDemocrat · District 37A · 48 shared contested votes
25%
Frank ConawayDemocrat · District 40 · 48 shared contested votes
21%
Gabriel AceveroDemocrat · District 39 · 41 shared contested votes
15%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (1,379 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Christopher Bouchat was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced12
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee11
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Constitutional Amendments 5Elections 5Notices 5General Assembly 4Local Government Mandates 3Committees and Commissions 3
Districting – Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention
Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of a certain number of single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention…
Not out of committeeFirst Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations · 2026-08-03
Municipalities – Open Drainage Inlets – Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)
Requiring, by April 1, 2028, a municipality to inventory and prioritize all existing open drainage inlets in the municipality and construct or install certain improvements on a new or existing open drainage inlet within the municipality; requiring, in each of fiscal years 2029 through 2031,…
Passed one chamberReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment · 2026-03-23
Districting – Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention
Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of three single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention to establish legislative…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m. · 2026-03-11
General Assembly – Membership, Election Timing for State Senators, and Eligibility
Altering the membership of the Senate and the House of Delegates beginning with the 2033 legislative session; altering the method and timing of the election of State Senators; and requiring a Delegate who seeks election for a certain Senate term to vacate the seat of…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/09 at 2:30 p.m. · 2026-03-04
Violent Criminals – Parole Limitation and Legislative Testimony Removal (Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act)
Providing that an incarcerated individual who is serving a certain sentence for a certain sexual crime may be considered for parole only one time after becoming eligible; providing that if a victim, victim's family, victims' advocacy organization, or victim's representative objects to the granting of…
Not out of committeeWithdrawn by Sponsor · 2026-02-23
Constitutional Amendment – Form of County Government – Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2032, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-20
Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland
Establishing the Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland; requiring the Commission to study the history of the African American sailors who fought for the Union Navy; requiring the Commission to make certain recommendations regarding the funding, design, construction, and location of…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-28
Vehicle Laws – Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Repeal
Repealing the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-19
Natural Resources – Bow Hunting – Sundays
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow statewide a person to hunt deer on Sundays throughout the deer bow hunting season and to hunt turkey using a bow and arrow on Sundays throughout the turkey hunting season.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-19
Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax – Rate Reductions and Alterations
Altering the State individual and corporate income tax rates; increasing, from 2% to 3%, the income tax rate imposed on the net capital gains attributable to certain sources of income; exempting from the income tax on net capital gains the first $10,000 in net capital…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-16
Election Law – Primary Elections – Change of Political Party Affiliation
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution authorizing a voter to change the voter's political party affiliation at an early voting center or a precinct polling place during a primary election and vote the ballot for the voter's new political party affiliation.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-01-16
Courts – Sheriffs' Salaries – Alterations
Requiring that the salary of certain Sheriffs to be equal to the salary of certain State's Attorneys.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-16
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB2100 · 2026-08-04
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Third Reading Passed)
HB2101 · 2026-08-04
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Third Reading Passed)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Favorable with Amendments 923921/1 Adopted)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 403926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 823729/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 183623/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423426/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 633228/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 163923/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 563421/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 703123/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 623323/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423321/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 933322/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 963724/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 283424/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
HB2101 · 2026-08-03
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Moon) Adopted)
HB2101 · 2026-08-03
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB862 · 2026-08-03
Railroads – Required Crew for Movement of Freight (Overridden)
SB204 · 2026-04-13
Public Schools – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established (Third Reading Passed)
HB107 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
HB1118 · 2026-04-13
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations – Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (Third Reading Passed)
SB360 · 2026-04-13
Criminal Law – Emergency Response Animal – Prohibited Actions Against (Third Reading Passed)
SB18 · 2026-04-13
State Board of Social Work Examiners – Provisional License to Practice Social Work – Established (Third Reading Passed)
SB111 · 2026-04-13
Vehicle Laws – Out-of-State Vehicles – Improper Registration (Third Reading Passed with Amendments)
SB335 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
SB242 · 2026-04-13
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act (Third Reading Passed)
SB366 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
SB187 · 2026-04-13
Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB937 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) (Floor Amendment 223521/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected)
SB937 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) (Third Reading Passed with Amendments)
SB16 · 2026-04-13
Child Support – Earnings Withholdings Limits (Third Reading Passed)
SB820 · 2026-04-13
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission – Unauthorized Consumable Products – Enforcement and Seizure (Third Reading Passed)
HB13 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB653 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income – Amount (Third Reading Passed)
SB597 · 2026-04-13
Higher Education – Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership (Third Reading Passed)
HB1057 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB44 · 2026-04-13
Election Law – Petitions and Ballot Questions – Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures (Third Reading Passed)
SB461 · 2026-04-13
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Heat and Eat Program – Study (Third Reading Passed)
SB625 · 2026-04-13
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects – Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies (Third Reading Passed)
SB807 · 2026-04-13
Alcoholic Beverages – Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses (Third Reading Passed)
SB777 · 2026-04-13
Labor and Employment – Workforce Development – Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB148 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB1532 · 2026-04-13
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (Third Reading Passed)
SB420 · 2026-04-13
Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Plan and Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
HB1297 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit – Alterations (Third Reading Passed)
SB389 · 2026-04-13
Land Use – Transit-Oriented Development – Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB898 · 2026-04-13
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Behavior Technicians – Reimbursement (Third Reading Passed)
SB852 · 2026-04-13
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Barbershop and Beauty Salon License (Third Reading Passed)
SB431 · 2026-04-13
Fish and Wildlife – Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds – Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings (Third Reading Passed)
SB388 · 2026-04-13
Economic Development – Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act (Third Reading Passed)
HB564 · 2026-04-13
Pet Cremation and Burial Services – Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB720 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB739 · 2026-04-13
Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management – Study (Third Reading Passed)
SB893 · 2026-04-13
Business Regulation – Rounding Cash Transactions – Authorization (Third Reading Passed)
SB459 · 2026-04-13
Procurement – Advertising – Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026) (Third Reading Passed)
SB1 · 2026-04-13
Public Safety – Law Enforcement Officers – Face Coverings and Identification (Third Reading Passed)
HB1533 · 2026-04-13
Public Health – Cosmetic Products – Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act – Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) (Third Reading Passed)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1488 total roll-call votes this session).
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