Listed below are the categories of MSBA involvement with state legislative issues:

CATEGORY #1 - Support/Top Priority - Full MSBA support for issue. Activities would include, but not be limited to, testimony, membership and local/specialty bar association alerts, press activities and direct contact with individual members of the General Assembly.

CATEGORY #2 - Support/Limited Activity - MSBA support for issue. Normal activities would include testimony and participating in coalition efforts with other interested groups.

CATEGORY #3 - Oppose/Top Priority - Full MSBA opposition to an issue using the same organizational resources listed in Category #1.

CATEGORY #4 - Oppose/Limited Activity - MSBA opposition to an issue using the same approach described in Category #2.

CATEGORY #5 - Refer to Section/Committee - Issue is referred to the Section or Committee concerned with the subject matter.

CATEGORY #6 - Monitor - Activity deferred until a later date with close attention paid to specific legislation.

CATEGORY #7 - No Position - No activity.

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