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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 798
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 124
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Anderson
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Ross
- Watson
- Barnes
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Beauchamp
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Behler
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Bhandari
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Hill
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Young
- Coley
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Alston
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Chang
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (126-6)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {173727/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (124-9)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)PDF
- Text - Third - Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)PDF
- Amendments {173727/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gowan, Amy (Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Babb, CEcD, Laurie (Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- LaHatte, Jennifer (Maryland Department of Commerce)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Smoot, Timothy (Meridian Management Group, Inc.)
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Medley, Dawn (FSC First)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Evan (Maryland Bankers Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Jennifer (Howard County Economic Development Authority)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Del. Dana (Women's Caucus)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Martinez, Del. Ashanti (MD Legislative Latino Caucus)

