1997 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 2, 1997 - 9:20

	Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III District 22B
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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