Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
This bill establishes new rules for commercial loans to small businesses in Maryland. It requires lenders to clearly disclose key terms like annual interest rates, fees, and repayment structures before a business accepts financing. The law applies to most business loans where funds aren't used for personal/family purposes (excluding banks, credit unions, and loans over $2.5 million). Small businesses receiving these loans will get standardized, transparent information about costs upfront.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Mar 7, 2025
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This bill update adds procedural status information showing the bill was favorably reported by committee and adopted by the Senate on February 16, 2025. The substantive definitions of commercial financing terms remain unchanged from the previous version, with only minor formatting and line reorganization.
TIMELINE
Added committee report status showing favorable recommendation and Senate adoption date of February 16, 2025
TECHNICAL
Reorganized line numbers and formatting of existing definitions without changing their substantive meaning
Added explanatory notes about underlining and strike-through conventions for amendments
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic33
93% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred Economic Matters
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)
senate
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Kramer
DDemocratic
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