Small Business Majority sumbitted a letter of request to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for AB 801, legislation that will establish a state-level Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to encourage financial institutions to meet the credit needs of all communities, including entrepreneurs in underserved communities.
Policy Statements
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martes, mayo 27, 2025 |
martes, mayo 27, 2025 |
On May 27, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash submitted testimony in opposition to HF 1768, legislation that would weaken components of Minnesota's noncompete ban. If passed, this bill would make it increasingly difficult for small businesses to hire skilled employees in a struggling labor market.
viernes, mayo 23, 2025 |
Small Business Majority submitted a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in support of SB 590, which would allow qualifying workers to receive paid family leave (PFL) benefits to care for a designated person who is a member of their chosen or extended family.
jueves, mayo 22, 2025 |
On May 22, Small Business Majority submitted a letter of support to California's Assembly Appropriations Committee for AB 325, which updates California’s antitrust laws to combat the growing use of digital pricing algorithms for illegal price fixing, ensuring that modern technology does not become a tool for anti-competitive behavior that harms consumers and small businesses.
jueves, mayo 22, 2025 |
On May 22, Smalll Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash submitted a statement for the record to Texas Senate Committee on Finance in support of the $100 million childcare investment for a biennial budget and supplemental budget bill that will prioritize access to affordable childcare that will strengthen the small business community.
miércoles, mayo 21, 2025 |
On May 21, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justic in support of House Bill 2507, legislation that would automatically grant nondisclosure orders for certain misdemeanor defendents who complete deferred adjudication and eliminating associated fees.
miércoles, mayo 21, 2025 |
On May 21, Small Business Majority submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force invitation for public comments to identify regulations that raise barriers to competition for small businesses. Our comments underscore how a broader lack of regulation and antitrust enforcement has made it more difficult for small businesses to compete on a level playing field.
miércoles, mayo 21, 2025 |
Small Business Majority submitted a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in support of SB 81, which revises the definition of “medical information” to include immigration status under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).
jueves, mayo 15, 2025 |
On May 15, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman and President Pro Tempore Kim Ward urging them to support The Family Care Act, legislation that would establish a paid family and medical leave insurance fund.
miércoles, mayo 14, 2025 |
Small Business Majority sent a letter to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in supprot of Senate Bill 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, which prohibits permitters from inquiring about a person’s immigration or citizenship status and prevents fingerprinting or the disclosure of past criminal history for permitting purposes.
