Senator Walter M. Baker
District 36

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 44

• SB 17

  Status as of April 10, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Middleton, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Charitable Solicitations - Professional Solicitors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 30

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Jimeno, Haines, Forehand, Colburn, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Criminal Evidence - Voluntary Intoxication - Inadmissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 38

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 139

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Historic Providers - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

• SB 39

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Hospice of Queen Anne's County - Building Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 40

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Forehand

  Entitled

  Trademark Counterfeiting - Marks of Olympic Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 104

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Abandoned Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 130

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Registers of Wills - Salary

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 131

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Clerks - Salary

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 198

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 352

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Fines and Forfeitures and Appearance Fees - Use of Funds for Charitable and Educational Purposes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 250

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 364

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Right to Consult with Counsel During Interrogation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 251

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Robbery and Robbery With a Deadly Weapon - Maximum Sentence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 252

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 593

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Kent County - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses and Disciplinary Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 253

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 365

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Staggered Registration System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 254

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 270

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Town of Chestertown Visitors' Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 271

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses - Graduated Licensing System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 293

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 24

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Colburn

  Entitled

  Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Loan of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 294

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County Sanitary District

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 295

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 25

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Fry

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Public School Bonds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 319

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 169

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Public Defender - Salary

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 365

  Status as of March 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Real Property - Relocation of Ingress and Egress Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• SB 402

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 607

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Handgun Manufacturers - Out-of-State Sales to Governmental Entities and Law Enforcement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 403

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Hoffman, Blount, Boozer, Neall, Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Hollinger, and Munson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Washington College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 404

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 386

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Colburn, and Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Operations - Nuisance Suits - Protection Against

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 557

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 33

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Fry

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Board of County Commissioners

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• SB 558

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Prospect Bay

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 559

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 412

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Fry

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Elk River - Dredging

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 560

  Status as of April 5, 1998: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker , Senator Ruben (Montgomery County Administration), Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand, Kelley, Hoffman, Hogan, Roesser, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Dorman, Teitelbaum, Boozer, Bromwell, Della, Stone, Sfikas, McCabe, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 682

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Governmental Offices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 696

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Chesapeake Exploration Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SB 740

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - The Town of North East - Bulkheading

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

• SJ 6

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Dredge Spoil Disposal Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• SB 24

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Baker, Stone, and Forehand

  Entitled

  False Statements to Legislative Branch Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 49

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Baker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - YMCA Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 68

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 465

  

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee and Senators Baker, Ruben, Jimeno, and Kelley (Departmental - Juvenile Justice)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 101

  Status as of April 8, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middlebrooks, Baker, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jimeno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Bombs - Suspension of Driving Privileges and Restitution - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 163

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Munson, Baker, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Fry, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Neall, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Checks and Other Instruments - Rights of Holders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• SB 184

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Currie, Colburn, Ferguson, Roesser, Dorman, Hafer, Derr, Stoltzfus, Craig, Baker, Forehand, Ruben, Astle, Haines, Madden, Munson, Pinsky, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Improperly Registered Motor Vehicles - Registration Enforcement Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 282

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 3

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Baker, Blount, Boozer, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, McFadden, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SB 511

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 182

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry and Baker

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Commission for Women

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Select Committee 10
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

• SB 555

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone

  Entitled

  Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 566

  Status as of April 11, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno, Middlebrooks, and Stone

  Entitled

  Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Drug Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• SB 789

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Baker, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties - Dry Hydrant System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

• SJ 13

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  Senators Neall, Boozer, Miller, Blount, McFadden, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Craig, Currie, Della, Derr, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Fry, Green, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Trotter, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters