Minnesota State Bar Association

Legislative Committee

All submissions for the Legislative Committee, including Bill Summary Forms and Certificates of Legislative Position, should be submitted to
Bryan Lake of the MSBA at: blake@mnbar.org

The MSBA Legislative Committee is a standing committee of the MSBA Assembly. It is made up of 20 members of the Assembly who are appointed each year by the MSBA President.

Purpose
The legislative committee reviews legislative proposals and makes recommendations to the MSBA Assembly, and coordinates the lobbying efforts of the MSBA. (Read the entire Charge of the Committee.)

Deadlines & Timeline

2011 Legislative Session
The session opens on January 4, 2011. Important deadlines for sections and others interested in the Legislative Committee’s vetting process are:

10/29/10: Deadline for legislative proposals of sections or other groups to be submitted to the Legislative Committee

11/1/10: Legislative proposals of sections or other groups will be circulated to all sections for review and comment

11/19/10: Deadline for comments from sections on legislative proposals from other sections

11/22/10: Legislative proposals of sections or other groups and any comments received provided to Legislative Committee for review prior to the Committee’s meeting

11/29/10, 11/30/10, and 12/1/10: Legislative Committee meets to review proposals of sections and other groups; act on recommendations to Assembly

12/10/10: Assembly meets and votes on MSBA's legislative agenda

For deadlines or notification requirements for Certificates of Legislative Position, click here.

Staff Liaison
Bryan Lake
612-278-6350
blake@mnbar.org

Chair
Thad Lightfoot
The Environmental Law Group Ltd
tlightfoot@envirolawgroup.com

Legislative Representative
Lloyd Grooms
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
lgrooms@winthrop.com
612/604-6400

 

 
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