Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021
Summary
Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 This bill exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. However, this exemption shall not apply to certain brokers, including those that provide financing related to the transfer of ownership, engage on behalf of any party in a transaction involving specified shell companies, or are subject to suspension or revocation of registration.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 14, 2021
Last action Apr 5, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
Dec 14, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
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