Bill tracking for small businesses
For owners who can't follow fifty legislatures and a dozen agencies themselves. One subscription covers your whole team.
When a bill or proposed federal rule that matches what you watch is filed in any state legislature, the DC Council, Congress or on regulations.gov, Statute Scope emails you a brief built from its own text. For small businesses, we flag occupational licensing, SBA programs, franchise rules, pass-through and small-business tax, minimum-wage and paid-leave thresholds, and beneficial-ownership reporting.
What we flag for small businesses
Every brief tags the bill with the concerns it touches and quotes the words that set each tag off. Here is what we tag in your field, and why it matters to you.
Occupational licensing
Licensing reciprocity and sunrise rules decide who can open a shop or practice a trade.
SBA loans & contracting programs
SBA lending, disaster loans and set-aside programs set access to capital and federal contracts.
Franchise rules
Franchise disclosure, relationship and joint-employer rules shift liability between franchisors and owners.
Pass-through & small-business tax
Pass-through deductions, expensing and research amortization change small-firm tax bills.
Small-employer thresholds
Headcount thresholds decide whether wage, leave and benefit mandates reach small employers.
What you'll get alerts on
- State licensing, wage and paid-leave bills
- Federal small-business tax and SBA bills
- Proposed Department of Labor, IRS and FinCEN rules
Every alert comes with a brief: the bottom line, the key provisions in the bill's own words, who to contact and the full text. See a sample brief, or read which legislatures and agencies we cover.
Plans for small businesses
One subscription covers everyone at your organization, with no per-seat fees. Watch is $150 a month for 5 criteria and Desk is $450 a month for 20, with more on Desk at $40 a month for each 5. One criterion is one jurisdiction (a state, DC or the federal government) plus one search. Searching for the same thing in 5 states is 5 criteria. The Watch plan, at $150 a month, is usually enough.