[7][8] In 2016 he supported legislation to require pharmacists to create accounts on a opioid prescription monitoring website set up by the state, but stopped short of mandating them to use it.
[9][10] Baker has authored legislation that would impose tougher restrictions on prescribing opioids, require doctors to check patient histories, reduce the duration of prescriptions and expand safe disposal sites at pharmacies.
[14][15] The fee was supported by Democrats and Governor Mark Dayton, but opposed by other House Republicans and the pharmaceutical lobby, which fought for the provision to be removed.
[20] The opioid legislation passed with bipartisan support and was signed by Dayton, and ultimately lawmakers compromised and decided that the fees would be scaled back in the case of a legal settlement.
[24][25] Baker called for the money to be used on addiction and opioid-related services, and was praised by Attorney General Keith Ellison for his leadership on the issue.
[26] Baker was one of two Republican House members who voted in support of legislation to restore the right of undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses in 2019.
[29] In 2021, he voted against a bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota, citing it as a gateway drug that could lead to the use of dangerous substances like opioids.
[31] He voted against legislation sponsored by Representative Matt Dean that would have eliminated MinnesotaCare, a public health care option.