Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III
District 22B

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 38

• HB 81

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 393

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate R. Baker

  Entitled

  Revocation of Driving Privileges - Unlawful Taking or Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 172

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 646

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Dembrow, and Genn

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Legal Representation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 218

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Menes, Cryor, Pendergrass, Parker, Genn, R. Baker, Goldwater, Petzold, Valderrama, Pitkin, Dypski, Jacobs, Mandel, Hubbard, Hecht, Frush, Heller, Cadden, Kopp, Workman, Healey, Shriver, Howard, Bobo, Ciliberti, Faulkner, Kagan, Marriott, Snodgrass, Turner, Hixson, McIntosh, Hutchins, Stup, Hammen, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 270

  Status as of February 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Menes, R. Baker, Grosfeld, M. Burns, Hurson, Owings, Schisler, Frush, Pitkin, Proctor, Hecht, Heller, Shriver, W. Baker, Rosapepe, and Healey

  Entitled

  Failure to Pay Spousal or Child Support - Constructive Civil Contempt

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 397

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Morhaim, Perry, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bonsack, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Fulton, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jacobs, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Montague, T. Murphy, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Poole, Preis, Proctor, Rosapepe, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, Vallario, Workman, and Watson

  Entitled

  Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 403

  Status as of February 11, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Turner, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Branch, E. Burns, Crumlin, D. Davis, Exum, Franchot, Frush, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosapepe, and Watson

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Increase

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 412

  Status as of March 25, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes (Chairman, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt, Hutchins, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, and Stup

  Entitled

  Drug Forfeiture Actions - Procedure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 431

  Status as of March 21, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Barve, Billings, Bobo, Dembrow, Exum, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hecht, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Valderrama, and Watson

  Entitled

  Anti-Discrimination Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 457

  Status as of February 5, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Dembrow, Dypski, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hecht, Hubbard, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, B. Hughes, and Beck

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 505

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 451

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn and Mandel, and Delegates W. Baker, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Dewberry, Dypski, Faulkner, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harkins, Heller, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, McKee, Morgan, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Shriver, Walkup, Parker, R. Baker, Klausmeier, C. Mitchell, Muse, Holt, DeCarlo, Hammen, Mohorovic, Gordon, Finifter, Barve, Bissett, Branch, E. Burns, Dembrow, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Fry, Harrison, Hecht, Hutchins, McHale, Montague, Morhaim, Owings, Perry, Poole, Preis, Rawlings, Rudolph, Turner, Valderrama, and Willis

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses by Children - Suspension or Revocation of Driving Privileges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 641

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 463

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kagan, Cryor, Pendergrass, Turner, Conroy, Hixson, Bobo, Healey, Dypski, Dembrow, Barve, Gordon, Workman, Heller, Mandel, Willis, Patterson, D. Davis, Preis, Howard, Clagett, Crumlin, Benson, Hurson, Menes, Shriver, Franchot, R. Baker, and Kopp

  Entitled

  State Government - Toll Free Telephone Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 648

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 250

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, R. Baker, Howard, and Exum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Town of Bladensburg - Bostwick House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 697

  Status as of April 29, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 254

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barve, Watson, Hecht, Kirk, DeCarlo, Parker, Nathan-Pulliam, Marriott, Rawlings, Cryor, Rosapepe, C. Davis, Goldwater, Boston, R. Baker, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Education - Homeless Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 707

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Preis, R. Baker, Dewberry, and La Vay

  Entitled

  Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts - Continuation of Executive Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 734

  Status as of April 3, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Beck, R. Baker, Dembrow, Eckardt, Faulkner, Frush, Kopp, Montague, Mossburg, Ports, Rosapepe, Shriver, Stocksdale, and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Businesses - Teaching the English Language to Employees' Families

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 754

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 317

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Conroy, R. Baker, Benson, M. Burns, Crumlin, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Healey, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Kopp, Krysiak, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, D. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Perry, Petzold, and Turner

  Entitled

  Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 768

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 312

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, Wood, and Workman

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 769

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Frush, Fry, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holt, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Linton, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stup, Taylor, Turner, Wood, Love, Malone, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Mohorovic, Montague, Morgan, Morhaim, Mossburg, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Perry, and Workman

  Entitled

  Courts - Court Costs - Victims of Crime

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 770

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 318

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barve, Beck, Bozman, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Exum, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harkins, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kach, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, McIntosh, McKee, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Owings, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosapepe, Rudolph, Shriver, Snodgrass, Taylor, Turner, Valderrama, and Workman

  Entitled

  Wrongful Death - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 841

  Status as of April 7, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter, Rosenberg, McIntosh, Turner, Bobo, Campbell, Morhaim, Kagan, Petzold, Faulkner, Dembrow, Rosapepe, Hixson, Goldwater, R. Baker, Genn, Frank, E. Burns, and Parker

  Entitled

  Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 846

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Menes, E. Burns, Turner, R. Baker

  Entitled

  Maryland Comparative Negligence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 860

  Status as of April 1, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Rosenberg, Grosfeld, Doory, C. Davis, Opara, Marriott, McIntosh, Valderrama, Watson, T. Murphy, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Menes, Turner, Exum, Genn, B. Hughes, Rawlings, Hecht, R. Baker, E. Burns, Dypski, Shriver, Branch, Dewberry, and Parker

  Entitled

  District Court Fees - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 872

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Shriver, B. Hughes, Conroy, Goldwater, Billings, Hubbard, Dembrow, Turner, Pitkin, Genn, Menes, Howard, McIntosh, Holt, Leopold, Heller, Mandel, Hecht, Elliott, Crumlin, M. Burns, Bobo, Love, Mossburg, R. Baker, Conway, Perry, Fry, Franchot, Pendergrass, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Checkoffs and Designation of Income Tax Payments by Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 971

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 504

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Muse, Valderrama, R. Baker, C. Davis, Howard, Patterson, C. Mitchell, Benson, Turner, Opara, Crumlin, Finifter, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1077

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Grosfeld, R. Baker, and Crumlin

  Entitled

  Pensions - Economically Targeted Investments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1109

  Status as of March 10, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bonsack, Baldwin, R. Baker, Beck, Curran, Dewberry, Doory, Franchot, Fulton, Getty, Heller, Hutchins, McIntosh, T. Murphy, Opara, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  State Team Sport - Lacrosse

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1132

  Status as of March 18, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosapepe, R. Baker, Barve, Benson, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Exum, Frank, Frush, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Getty, Gordon, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Montague, Morgan, Mossburg, Muse, Opara, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Qualified Higher Education Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 1138

  Status as of May 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 521

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Morhaim, Owings, Frush, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Boston, Fulton, Bobo, Muse, Benson, Crumlin, R. Baker, Opara, Marriott, and Branch

  Entitled

  Childhood Lead Screening Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1189

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, C. Davis, C. Mitchell, Watson, Kirk, Howard, Benson, Exum, Boston, Crumlin, R. Baker, Branch, Opara, Parker, E. Burns, B. Hughes, Patterson, Shriver, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission on the Fair Imposition of the Death Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1225

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Hughes, Proctor, C. Davis, Hecht, Muse, Crumlin, Exum, Howard, Benson, R. Baker, Patterson, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Procedures - Address of Witness

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1262

  Status as of April 8, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 101

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates DeCarlo, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bissett, Bobo, Boston, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, Busch, Cadden, Ciliberti, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Crumlin, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dewberry, Donoghue, Dypski, Faulkner, Flanagan, Frank, Fry, Fulton, Genn, Getty, Gordon, Greenip, Guns, Hammen, Harkins, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holt, Howard, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Kach, Kirk, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Krysiak, La Vay, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Palumbo, Patterson, Perry, Ports, Preis, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Shriver, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Turner, Watson, Weir, Wood, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Gift Disclosure - Lobbyists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1268

  Status as of March 26, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, R. Baker, Bonsack, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Greenip, Grosfeld, Guns, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Montague, Morgan, Owings, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Bozman, and Workman

  Entitled

  Public Libraries - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1320

  Status as of February 19, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Rawlings, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Employment Opportunity and Enterprise Zone Tax Credits - Living Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 1344

  Status as of February 25, 1997: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Menes, Franchot, Grosfeld, R. Baker, Genn, Hecht, and Perry

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Temporary Ex Parte Orders - Surrender of Firearms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1346

  Status as of April 5, 1997: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montague, Taylor, Doory, Perry, Conroy, Petzold, Marriott, McIntosh, Bobo, Kirk, Menes, B. Hughes, Hecht, Parker, Hixson, Bonsack, Cadden, Kopp, Krysiak, Stocksdale, Willis, Howard, Cryor, Clagett, Mandel, Eckardt, Faulkner, Boston, Workman, Pendergrass, Love, Frush, Snodgrass, Watson, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Healey, DeCarlo, Klausmeier, Stup, Preis, Opara, Genn, R. Baker, Hammen, Dypski, E. Burns, Harrison, Turner, and Curran

  Entitled

  Courts - Family Division - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 1350

  Status as of May 22, 1997: Became Law - Chapter 741

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, D. Davis, Hammen, McHale, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Hughes, Exum, C. Mitchell, Opara, Pitkin, R. Baker, Valderrama, Patterson, Crumlin, Proctor, Muse, Perry, Benson, B. Hughes, Turner, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Environmental Justice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1464

  Status as of March 24, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Watson, C. Mitchell, Kirk, Menes, Howard, R. Baker, Doory, Curran, Montague, and Fulton

  Entitled

  Commission on Zero Tolerance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HJ 14

  Status as of March 17, 1997: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Fulton, Rawlings, Oaks, Opara, Kirk, C. Mitchell, Watson, Billings, Grosfeld, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Investigation of CIA Involvement With Crack Cocaine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary