Senator Walter M. Baker
District 36

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 57

• SB 13

  Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Jimeno, and DeGrange

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Failure of Duty to Report Death - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 16

  Status as of February 15, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Child Support - Paternity Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 25

  Status as of April 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Miller, Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, Neall, Green, Colburn, Haines, Forehand, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Sentencing - Confinement as a Condition of Probation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 82

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 46

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Hooper

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Economic Development Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 83

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  County Commissioners - Removal of Appointed Officers and Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 84

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 203

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Kent County - Sheriff's Salary and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 85

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Schooner Sultana Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 86

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 501

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Tax Credits - New or Expanded Business Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 87

  Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Zoning and Planning - Code Counties - Administrative Adjustments, Special Exceptions, and Conditional Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 89

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - State Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 90

  Status as of March 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Service of Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 91

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 47

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Deed Transfer Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 92

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 48

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Hooper

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Public Facilities Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 102

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 52

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Alcoholic Beverages - Golf Course Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 165

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 62

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  State Fire Marshal - Fireworks - Manufacture, Storage, and Packaging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

• SB 216

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 507

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Kent County - Custody and Transportation of Inmates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 217

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Haines, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Aggressive Driving - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 233

  Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Use of Grant Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 263

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 68

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Municipal Property Tax - Credits for Volunteer Firefighters

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 280

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 250

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licensees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 281

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 251

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring State Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 305

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement - Interception of Communications - Evidence of Regulated Firearms Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 306

  Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Municipal Corporation Property Tax - Interest Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 307

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 514

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Voluntary Cancellation of Policy - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 356

  Status as of February 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Queen Anne's County - Shooting Ranges - Sound Level Limits and Noise Control Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 438

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 527

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Town of Elkton

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 439

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Cecil County Family Support and Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 489

  Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers - Criminal Offenses - Posting Bond for Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 636

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 292

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Uniform Principal and Income Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 637

  Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Trusts - Allocation of Capital Gains Distributions by Investment Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 638

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Kent Family Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 639

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Maryland Watermen's Monument

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 640

  Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 82

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Property Taxes - Collection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 641

  Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Corporations - Investment Companies - Directors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 81

  Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Baker, Green, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, Mitchell, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Seniors - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 160

  Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Munson, Green, Lawlah, Roesser, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Neall, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 176

  Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Conway, Lawlah, Forehand, Baker, Green, Ferguson, Mooney, Colburn, Haines, Mitchell, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Awards - Paternity Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 185

  Status as of February 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Dorman, Baker, Green, Munson, Hooper, Astle, Jacobs, Della, Kelley, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Telephone Solicitations - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• SB 227

  Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hoffman, Bromwell, Blount, Baker, Middleton, Neall, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, Lawlah, Currie, Munson, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 228

  Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hoffman, Bromwell, Blount, Baker, Middleton, Neall, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Currie, Munson, Hogan, Stoltzfus, Madden, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 240

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 510

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Ruben, Van Hollen, Hogan, Currie, Stoltzfus, Baker, Bromwell, Lawlah, Munson, Madden, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Middleton, Neall, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Earned Income Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 255

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Munson, Hogan, Baker, Hooper, Collins, Jimeno, Bromwell, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Hafer, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 303

  Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Stoltzfus, Haines, Astle, DeGrange, Hoffman, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Ruben, Hooper, Munson, Hafer, Neall, Jacobs, Bromwell, Roesser, Lawlah, Hollinger, Baker, Sfikas, Harris, Dorman, Ferguson, Kasemeyer, Collins, Conway, Dyson, McCabe, McFadden, Mooney, Hogan, and Green

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 328

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 519

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Roesser, Hogan, Pinsky, Dorman, Exum, Currie, Green, Baker, Miller, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Hollinger, Hafer, Forehand, Frosh, and Hughes

  Entitled

  Health Care Credentialing Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 374

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Baker, Forehand, Hollinger, Mitchell, Haines, Colburn, Frosh, Ruben, and Green

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 443

  Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Middleton, Munson, Stoltzfus, Baker, Colburn, Stone, Della, Harris, Mooney, Jacobs, McCabe, Madden, Ferguson, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Political Subdivisions - Property Tax - State Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 466

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Baker

  Entitled

  Caroline County - Sheriff's Salary - Increase

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 468

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Denton Armory Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 469

  Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 507

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 281

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Colburn, Stoltzfus, Green, Middleton, Hogan, Baker, Munson, Neall, Currie, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credits - Rehabilitated Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

• SB 559

  Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Stone, Forehand, Colburn, Ferguson, Baker, Mooney, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Domestic Abuse Murder

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 849

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Roesser, Colburn, Middleton, Jacobs, Baker, Munson, Dyson, McCabe, and Haines

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 871

  Status as of March 3, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Cecil County, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 904

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Blount, Baker, Bromwell, Hoffman, and Madden

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislation - Single Subject

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

• SJ 9

  Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Baker

  Entitled

  Federal Constitutional Amendment - Judicial Taxation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary