HB 2207 — An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in small business first, further providing for capital development loans.
Congress · introduced 2026-02-09
Latest action: — Referred to COMMERCE, Feb. 9, 2026
Sponsors
- Paul Friel (D, PA-26) — sponsor · 2026-02-09
- John A. Lawrence (R, PA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Emily Kinkead (D, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Christina D. Sappey (D, PA-158) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Mandy Steele (D, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to COMMERCE, Feb. 9, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2901 · 1,954 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2901
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2207
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY FRIEL, LAWRENCE, KINKEAD, KHAN, SAPPEY AND CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, FEBRUARY 9, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, FEBRUARY 9, 2026
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in small business first, further
3 providing for capital development loans.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 2306(c)(1)(i) of Title 12 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 2306. Capital development loans.
9 * * *
10 (c) Authority review.--
11 (1) Within 30 days of receiving a recommendation and a
12 completed application, the authority shall review the
13 application. If the authority is satisfied that all
14 requirements have been met, the authority may approve the
15 loan request in accordance with the following:
16 (i) A loan for land, buildings and machinery and
17 equipment may not exceed [$400,000] $2,000,000 or 50% of
18 the total capital development project costs, whichever is
1 less. For the purposes of this subparagraph, capital
2 development project costs incurred during the 12-month
3 period prior to the date of submission of the application
4 to the authority shall be considered part of the total
5 capital development project costs.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Friel (D, state_lower PA-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christina D. Sappey (D, state_lower PA-158) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Emily Kinkead (D, state_lower PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | John A. Lawrence (R, state_lower PA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mandy Steele (D, state_lower PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee · pa-leg