HB0798 — Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing the Department of Commerce to authorize an eligible fund manager to receive, use, and retain a certain management fee; and authorizing the Department to set an annual cap on the cumulative amount of certain management fees an eligible fund manager may receive.
Bill Text
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Read HB0798 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 126 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 124 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 6% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0798 do?
- Authorizing the Department of Commerce to authorize an eligible fund manager to receive, use, and retain a certain management fee; and authorizing the Department to set an annual cap on the cumulative amount of certain management fees an eligible fund manager may receive.
- Who sponsors HB0798?
- HB0798 is sponsored by Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0798?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0798?
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