Policy Statements

On March 10, Small Business Majority Vice President of State Policy & Advocacy Awesta Sarkash submitted a letter in support of HB26-1003 to the Coloraod Senate Finance Committee. This legislation would make improvements to the Colorado Loans to Increase Mainstreet Business Economic Resiliency (CLIMBER) Loan Fund while also supporting the Colorado Startup Loan Fund. 

On March 5, Small Business Majority submitted a memorandum in support of New York's Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act (S8563/A9212), which would enable small and mid-size grocers to access fair wholesale pricing, allowing them to compete and keep prices down.

On March 3, Small Business Majority Georgia Director Rachel Shanklin sent a letter to the Georgia House Committee on Health in support of SB 462, legislation that would extend Georgia’s surprise billing protections to emergency ground ambulance transportation.

On March 2, former Mike Horn testified in support of HB-1007. This legislation would force non-bank lenders to transparently disclose the true APR, which is the only established metric that enables borrowers to make apples-to-apples comparisons between different financing products.