Policy Statements

Browse the full list of our regulatory comments and legislative testimony below, or filter by state or national to view our federal and state-based policy work.

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Small Business Majority, national business groups and key stakeholders urge FTC to support final rule banning non-compete agreements
Monday, April 22, 2024 | National
Small Business Majority outlines key funding priorities for small businesses in FY25 appropriations request letter
Monday, April 15, 2024 | National
Small Business Majority submits written testimony on reforming the tax code to foster a thriving and equitable small business economy
Friday, April 5, 2024 | National
Small Business Majority and U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce file amicus brief on the importance of reproductive healthcare access for businesses and state economies
Thursday, March 28, 2024 | National
Small Business Majority submits request for information response on ways to strengthen and clarify ERISA
Friday, March 15, 2024 | National

Small Business Majority Supports Financing Disclosures in Maryland

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | MD
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Today, Small Business Majority's Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash testified before the Maryland House of Delegates Economic Matters Committee in support of HB 574, which would enact critical protections for small business borrowers in Maryland that are falling prey to predatory lending practices.

Small Business Majority testifies in support of TILA protections for small business borrowers

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | MD
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On February 15, Small Business Majority's Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on SB 0496, legislation that would enact critical protections for small business borrowers in Maryland that are falling prey to predatory lending practices.

Small Business Majority testifies in favor of Maryland transparency bill

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | MD
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Today, Awesta Sarkash, Government Affairs Director, testified in front of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee in favor of Senate Bill 825, the Consumer Credit- Commercial Financing Transactions. SB 825 would enact critical protections for small business borrowers that are falling prey to predatory lending practices. The bill is applicable to financing products below $2.5 million because smaller, Main Street businesses are the ones being misled by the lack of transparency today.

Small Business Majority highlights the passage of Maryland's Reinsurance bill

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | MD

The most surprising development in Maryland this month wasn’t a snowstorm but the fact that the General Assembly and Gov. Larry Hoganput politics aside to pass a lawthat will rescue the state’s entrepreneurs and small business employees from skyrocketing health care costs.

Maryland lawmakers just approved a bill that will curb the cost of health insurance premiums for 150,000 residents through a $380 million reinsurance program. That's money that can be used by insurers to pay for some of the costliest claims made by customers who purchased insurance through Maryland’s health insurance marketplace. States like Maryland are looking at these programs because they can help stabilize premiums in the individual marketplace by helping to compensate insurers for their most expensive customers.